Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge
Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge | |
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| Born | March 5, 1739 |
| Died | March 8, 1819 (aged 80) |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Branch | Continental Army, Massachusetts militia |
| Service years | 1775–1783 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | Woodbridge's (25th) Regiment |
| Conflicts | Revolutionary War: • Battle of Bunker Hill • Siege of Boston |
| Relations | Theodore Strong (nephew) |
| Other work | Farmer, doctor, lawyer, legislator |
Benjamin Ruggles Woodbridge (March 5, 1739 – March 8, 1819) was an American medical doctor, lawyer, farmer, and military officer who served as a colonel in the Massachusetts militia during the American Revolutionary War. 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.