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Biography

Perhaps mentioned in 18381217BJS_WHS: "I need hardly mention that ... Ruggles of F.... & one or two more are looki[n]g
for, preparing for & thinking about a nomination for S."
According to The New York State Register, Francis H. Ruggles was a judge in Fredonia in 1843.
A longer compilation of information on Ruggles can be found here:
http://app.chautauquacounty.com/hist_struct/Pomfret/Shepard2013-FrancisHRuggles.html.

From Vermont, but settled as lawyer in Fredonia. Reportedly "of Albany" later, and then of NYC. Son of Seth Ruggles and Susannah Jenks. Husband of Mary Adams.

Letter References

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, December 17, 1838

Letter from Benjamin Jennings Seward to William Henry Seward, January 10, 1839

Citations

Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: 
Perhaps mentioned in 18381217BJS_WHS: "I need hardly mention that ... Ruggles of F.... & one or two more are looki[n]g for, preparing for & thinking about a nomination for S." According to The New York State Register, Francis H. Ruggles was a judge in Fredonia in 1843. A longer compilation of information on Ruggles can be found here: http://app.chautauquacounty.com/hist_struct/Pomfret/Shepard2013-FrancisHRuggles.html. From Vermont, but settled as lawyer in Fredonia. Reportedly "of Albany" later, and then of NYC. Son of Seth Ruggles and Susannah Jenks. Husband of Mary Adams.
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=4xItpINmJmgC&pg=PA636&lpg=PA636&dq=francis+h.+ruggles+fredonia&source=bl&ots=qHDzCfRtZq&sig=VizSXrvKrYkNErKXpYVCZZkSWdk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pQleVYeACMemgwTPlIDICg&ved=0CDoQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=francis%20h.%20ruggles%20fredonia&f=false http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ruggles.html
Citation for Birth Info:
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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=ruggles&GSfn=francis&GSmn=h&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=44503142&df=all& http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=francis+h&gsln=ruggles&mswpn__ftp=Fredonia%2c+Chautauqua%2c+New+York%2c+USA&mswpn=10263&mswpn_PInfo=8-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3244%7c35%7c0%7c565%7c10263%7c0%7c&MSAV=1&gskw=lawyer&_83004003-n_xcl=f&catbucket=rstp&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=678450&recoff=10+11+12&db=USAppointPost&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1
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Citation Notes: 
http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ruggles.html