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Charles Herman Ruggles (February 10, 1789 New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut - June 16, 1865 Poughkeepsie, New York, Dutchess County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician who was a U.S. Representative from New York and Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals.
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Life
He studied law, was admitted to the bar and began practice in Kingston, New York. He was a member from Sullivan and Ulster Counties of the New York State Assembly in 1820.
Ruggles was elected as a Federalist to the 17th United States Congress, and served from December 3, 1821, to March 3, 1823.
He was Judge of the Second Circuit Court of New York from 1831 to 1846, and was a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1846.
On June 7, 1847, he was elected one of the first judges of the New York Court of Appeals.[1]. On June 22, he drew a term of six years and a half[1], and took office on July 5. He became Chief Judge after the resignation of Greene C. Bronson in April 1851 and remained on this post until the end of 1853.[2]. In November 1853, Ruggles was re-elected to an eight-year term as an associate judge.[3]. In June 1855, he fell ill and was absent from the Court's June and September terms[4]. On August 20, 1855, he announced his resignation to take effect on October 20, 1855.[5] George F. Comstock was elected in November 1855 to fill the vacancy.[6] Ruggles died on June 16, 1865 and interred at Christ Church (Episcopal) Cemetery. In 1888, all remains at this burying ground were removed to Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery.
Portrait
Charles H. Ruggles Portrait, Historical Society of the Courts of New York State
See also
- George D. Ruggles
References
- ^ a b There Shall Be a Court of Appeals
- ^ There Shall Be a Court of Appeals at p.106, footnote 6
- ^ State Biography
- ^ There Shall Be a Court of Appeals at p.106, footnote 20
- ^ [1] in NYT on August 21, 1855
- ^ There Shall Be a Court of Appeals at p.106, footnote 23
Sources
- Charles H. Ruggles at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- The New York Civil List compiled by Franklin Benjamin Hough (pages 301, 348 and 355; Weed, Parsons and Co., 1858)
- Charles H. Ruggles at Find a Grave
United States House of Representatives Preceded by
Jacob H. De WittMember of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 7th congressional district
1821 - 1823Succeeded by
Lemuel JenkinsLegal offices Preceded by
James EmottJudge of the Second Circuit Court
1831–1846Succeeded by
Seward BarculoPreceded by
Greene C. BronsonChief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
1851–1853Succeeded by
Addison GardinerChief Judges of the New York Court of Appeals Jewett • Bronson • Ruggles • Gardiner • Denio • Johnson • Comstock • Selden • Denio • Davies • Wright • Hunt • Earl • Church • Folger • Andrews • Ruger • Earl • Andrews • Parker • Cullen • Bartlett • Hiscock • Cardozo • Pound • Crane • Lehman • Loughran • Lewis • Conway • Desmond • Fuld • Breitel • Cooke • Wachtler • Simons* • Kaye • LippmanCategories:- 1789 births
- 1865 deaths
- People from New Milford, Connecticut
- Chief Judges of the New York Court of Appeals
- Members of the New York State Assembly
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York
- People from Ulster County, New York
- People from Poughkeepsie, New York
- New York Federalists
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