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Thomas Ruggles Gold

Gender:
Male
Born:
November 4, 1764
Died:
October 24, 1827
Home Town:
Cornwall, CT
Later Residences:
Whitesboro, NY
Marriage(s):
Sarah Sill Gold (1787)
Biographical Notes:
Thomas Ruggles Gold married Sarah Sill, who was the sister of Litchfield Law School graduate Theodore Sill. Thomas and Sarah had seven children. Gold and his wife moved to New York in 1792, where the new area of Whitesboro was being settled. He then established himself as one of the pioneer lawyers of that area. In 1800, he formed a partnership with his wife's brother Theodore Sill. He was defeated in his first attempt to be elected to the U.S. Congress and instead was elected to the New York House in 1807. He was successful in his second run for the U.S. Congress. Gold lost the third election due to redistricting, but was reelected in 1815.
Education
Years at LLS:
1786
Other Education:
Graduated from Yale College in 1820.
Profession / Service
Profession:
Lawyer; Political Office
Political Party:
Federalist
Federal Posts:
U.S. Representative (NY) 1809-1813, 1815-1817
State Posts:
State Senator (NY) 1796-1802
Assistant Attorney General (NY) 1796-1802
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CITATION OF ATTENDANCE:
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Secondary Sources:
Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College with Annals of College History, Vol. 4. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1907. ; Gould, William Tracy. Biograpihcal Sketches of the Class of 1816, Yale College. T.J. Stafford, 1867.
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