Daniel B. Ruggles III


Daniel Blaisdell Ruggles III was an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the Vermont Senate.

Life and career

Ruggles was born in Salem, Massachusetts, the son of Daniel Blaisdell Ruggles Jr. and Dorothy Johnson. He attended Dartmouth College, the University of Denver and Babson Institute. He was a Japanese interpreter during World War II.
Ruggles served in the Vermont Senate from 1963 to 1969.
Ruggles died on July 21, 2022 in Essex County, Massachusetts, at the age of 97. He was buried in Harmony Grove Cemetery.