1. John Ruggles was an American politician from the US state of Maine.
16 Facts About John Ruggles
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John Ruggles served in several important state legislative and judicial positions before serving in the US Senate.
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John Ruggles attended public school there and in 1813 graduated from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
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In 1823, John Ruggles was elected to the Maine House of Representatives.
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John Ruggles served in the House until 1831, and was speaker.
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John Ruggles resigned from the state house to replace Samuel E Smith as a justice of the supreme judicial court of Maine, serving until 1834.
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John Ruggles made the first US patent under the current numbering system.
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John Ruggles was later elected for the full term beginning March 4,1835, and in total served from January 20,1835, to March 3,1841.
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John Ruggles was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1840.
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John Ruggles was known for his interest in inventions and patents, and because of his legislative accomplishments in this area he has become known as the "Father of the US Patent Office".
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John Ruggles was an inventor and the patent-holder of, issued July 13,1836.
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John Ruggles's invention was a type of train wheel designed to reduce the adverse effects of the weather on the track.
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John Ruggles received the first patent granted under the new system; Samuel Hopkins received the first X-Patent.
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In retirement, John Ruggles resumed the practice of law in Thomaston.
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John Ruggles was wealthy; he and his wife Margaret George John Ruggles had children and lived in the largest house on the town's Main Street.
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John Ruggles died in 1874 a few months before reaching age 85.