Timothy Ruggles

Timothy Dwight Ruggles (October 20, 1711 – August 4, 1795) was an American colonial military leader, jurist, and politician. He was a delegate to the Stamp Act Congress of 1765 and later a Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War.

For his grandson, a merchant and politician in Nova Scotia, see Timothy Ruggles (Nova Scotia politician).
Timothy Dwight Ruggles
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1762–1764
Preceded byJames Otis, Sr.
Succeeded bySamuel White
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
for Hardwick
In office
1754, 1757, 1761 – 1755, 1759, 1770
Chief Justice of the
Court of Common Pleas
of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
In office
January 21, 1762 – 1774
Judge of the
Court of Common Pleas
of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
In office
April 19, 1757 – 1774
Personal details
BornOctober 20, 1711
Rochester, Massachusetts
DiedAugust 4, 1795 (1795-08-05) (aged 83)
Resting placeWilmot, Nova Scotia
SpouseBathsheba Newcomb née Bourne
ChildrenMartha Ruggles (b. August 10, 1736),
Timthy Ruggles (b. January 7, 1738–39),
Bathsheba Ruggles (1746–1778),
John Ruggles,
Timothy Ruggles,
Richard Ruggles.
ResidenceWilmot, Nova Scotia
Alma materHarvard
OccupationLawyer
Military service
AllegianceProvince of Massachusetts Bay
Branch/serviceMassachusetts militia
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