Thomas Ruffin
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Thomas Ruffin was an American jurist and justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court from 1829 to 1852 and again from 1858 to 1859. He was chief justice of that Court from 1833 to 1852. Wikipedia
Born: November 17, 1787, King and Queen County, VA
Died: January 15, 1870 (age 82 years), Hillsborough, NC
Education: Princeton University