Timothy Ruggles

Timothy Dwight Ruggles
Timothy Dwight Ruggles
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
	In office; 1762–1764
Preceded by	James Otis, Sr.
Succeeded by	Samuel 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
Born	October 20, 1711; Rochester, Massachusetts
Died	August 4, 1795 (aged 83)
Resting place	Wilmot, Nova Scotia
Spouse	Bathsheba Newcomb née Bourne
Children	Martha Ruggles (b. August 10, 1736),; Timthy Ruggles (b. January 7, 1738–39),; Bathsheba Ruggles (1746–1778), ; John Ruggles,; Timothy Ruggles,; Richard Ruggles.
Residence	Wilmot, Nova Scotia
Alma mater	Harvard
Occupation	Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	Province of Massachusetts Bay
Branch/service	Massachusetts militia

Timothy Dwight Ruggles^[8] (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.

^ Paige, Lucius Robinson (1883), History of Hardwick, Massachusetts: With a Genealogical Register, Boston, MA: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, p. 312
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Paige, Lucius Robinson (1883), History of Hardwick, Massachusetts: With a Genealogical Register, Boston, MA: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, p. 313
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Stark, James Henry (1910), The Loyalists of Massachusetts and the Other Side of the American Revolution, Boston, MA: James H. Stark, p. 226
^ Stark, James Henry (1910), The Loyalists of Massachusetts and the Other Side of the American Revolution, Boston, MA: James H. Stark), p. 226
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Stark, James Henry (1910), The Loyalists of Massachusetts and the Other Side of the American Revolution, Boston, MA: James H. Stark, p. 229
^ ^a ^b ^c Calnek, William Arthur (1897), History of the county of Annapolis: Including old Port Royal and Acadia including: with memoirs of its representatives in the provincial parliament, and biographical and genealogical sketches of its early English settlers and their families, Toronto, ON: William Briggs, p. 592
^ Calnek, William Arthur (1897), History of the county of Annapolis: Including old Port Royal and Acadia including: with memoirs of its representatives in the provincial parliament, and biographical and genealogical sketches of its early English settlers and their families, Toronto, ON: William Briggs, p. 590
^ Wetmore, Donald (1983), Loyalists in Nova Scotia, Hantsport, Nova Scotia: Lancelot Press, p. 38

[Paige_pg_312-1] Paige, Lucius Robinson (1883), History of Hardwick, Massachusetts: With a Genealogical Register, Boston, MA: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, p. 312

[Paige_pg_313-2] Paige, Lucius Robinson (1883), History of Hardwick, Massachusetts: With a Genealogical Register, Boston, MA: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, p. 313

[Stark_pg_225-3] Stark, James Henry (1910), The Loyalists of Massachusetts and the Other Side of the American Revolution, Boston, MA: James H. Stark, p. 226

[Stark_pg_226-4] Stark, James Henry (1910), The Loyalists of Massachusetts and the Other Side of the American Revolution, Boston, MA: James H. Stark), p. 226

[Stark_pg_229-5] Stark, James Henry (1910), The Loyalists of Massachusetts and the Other Side of the American Revolution, Boston, MA: James H. Stark, p. 229

[Calnek_pg_592-6] Calnek, William Arthur (1897), History of the county of Annapolis: Including old Port Royal and Acadia including: with memoirs of its representatives in the provincial parliament, and biographical and genealogical sketches of its early English settlers and their families, Toronto, ON: William Briggs, p. 592

[Calnek_pg_590-7] Calnek, William Arthur (1897), History of the county of Annapolis: Including old Port Royal and Acadia including: with memoirs of its representatives in the provincial parliament, and biographical and genealogical sketches of its early English settlers and their families, Toronto, ON: William Briggs, p. 590

[Wetmore_pg_38-8] Wetmore, Donald (1983), Loyalists in Nova Scotia, Hantsport, Nova Scotia: Lancelot Press, p. 38

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Timothy Dwight Ruggles


Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1762–1764
Preceded by	James Otis, Sr.
Succeeded by	Samuel White
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for Hardwick^[1]
In office 1754, 1757, 1761 – 1755, 1759, 1770
Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas^[3] of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
In office January 21,^[2] 1762^[3] – 1774^[2]
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas^[3] of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
In office April 19, 1757^[3]^[2] – 1774^[2]

Personal details
Born	October 20, 1711 Rochester, Massachusetts^[4]
Died	August 4, 1795 (1795-08-05) (aged 83)
Resting place	Wilmot, Nova Scotia^[5]
Spouse	Bathsheba Newcomb née Bourne
Children	Martha Ruggles (b. August 10, 1736),^[6] Timthy Ruggles (b. January 7, 1738–39),^[6] Bathsheba Ruggles (1746–1778),^[6] John Ruggles,^[5] Timothy Ruggles,^[5] Richard Ruggles.^[5]
Residence	Wilmot, Nova Scotia^[7]
Alma mater	Harvard
Occupation	Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	Province of Massachusetts Bay
Branch/service	Massachusetts militia