Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge
18th and 19th-century American military officer and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge (March 5, 1739 – March 8, 1819)[1] was an American physician, lawyer, farmer, and military officer who served as a colonel in the Massachusetts militia during the American Revolutionary War.[2] Woodbridge was a commander at the Battle of Bunker Hill, and also owned a rum still, a wood lot, a grazing meadow, and a mill, and came to be the wealthiest man in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Colonel Woodbridge was also a member of the Massachusetts legislature for many years.[1][3][4]
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Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge | |
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Born | (1739-03-05)March 5, 1739 South Hadley, Massachusetts |
Died | March 8, 1819(1819-03-08) (aged 80) |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | Continental Army, Massachusetts militia |
Years of service | 1775–1783 |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands held | Woodbridge's (25th) Regiment |
Battles/wars | Revolutionary War: • Battle of Bunker Hill • Siege of Boston |
Relations | Theodore Strong (nephew) |
Other work | Farmer, doctor, lawyer, legislator |
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