Biography of James Monroe Ritchie
James Monroe Ritchie (July 28, 1829 - August 17, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, father of Byron Foster Ritchie.
Born in Dunfermline, Scotland, Ritchie immigrated to the United States in 1832 with his parents, who settled in St. Lawrence County, New York. His early schooling was limited and he received instruction at home from his father and mother. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1858 and commenced practice in Toledo, Ohio. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1880.
Ritchie was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1883). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1882.
He again resumed the practice of his profession in Toledo, Ohio, and died there August 17, 1918. He was interred in Grafton Cemetery, Grafton, Ohio.
Marriage to Tirzah Foster
abt 1852 Ogdensburg, Saint Lawrence County, New York, USA
Marriage to Samantha "Mant" Jones
Birth: abt 1831
Grafton, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Death abt 1866
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
22 Mar 1855 Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Marriage to Eugenie A Jones
1 Jan 1869 Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Son:
Judge Byron Foster Ritchie
Birth: 29 Jan 1853
Grafton, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Death: 22 Aug 1928
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA∼US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1881 to 1883. He also served as a Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Ohio in 1880.
James Monroe Ritchie (July 28, 1829 - August 17, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, father of Byron Foster Ritchie.
Born in Dunfermline, Scotland, Ritchie immigrated to the United States in 1832 with his parents, who settled in St. Lawrence County, New York. His early schooling was limited and he received instruction at home from his father and mother. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1858 and commenced practice in Toledo, Ohio. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1880.
Ritchie was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1883). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1882.
He again resumed the practice of his profession in Toledo, Ohio, and died there August 17, 1918. He was interred in Grafton Cemetery, Grafton, Ohio.
Marriage to Tirzah Foster
abt 1852 Ogdensburg, Saint Lawrence County, New York, USA
Marriage to Samantha "Mant" Jones
Birth: abt 1831
Grafton, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Death abt 1866
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
22 Mar 1855 Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Marriage to Eugenie A Jones
1 Jan 1869 Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Son:
Judge Byron Foster Ritchie
Birth: 29 Jan 1853
Grafton, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Death: 22 Aug 1928
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA∼US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1881 to 1883. He also served as a Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Ohio in 1880.
Biography of James Monroe Ritchie
James Monroe Ritchie (July 28, 1829 - August 17, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, father of Byron Foster Ritchie.
Born in Dunfermline, Scotland, Ritchie immigrated to the United States in 1832 with his parents, who settled in St. Lawrence County, New York. His early schooling was limited and he received instruction at home from his father and mother. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1858 and commenced practice in Toledo, Ohio. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1880.
Ritchie was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1883). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1882.
He again resumed the practice of his profession in Toledo, Ohio, and died there August 17, 1918. He was interred in Grafton Cemetery, Grafton, Ohio.
Marriage to Tirzah Foster
abt 1852 Ogdensburg, Saint Lawrence County, New York, USA
Marriage to Samantha "Mant" Jones
Birth: abt 1831
Grafton, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Death abt 1866
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
22 Mar 1855 Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Marriage to Eugenie A Jones
1 Jan 1869 Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Son:
Judge Byron Foster Ritchie
Birth: 29 Jan 1853
Grafton, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Death: 22 Aug 1928
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA∼US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1881 to 1883. He also served as a Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Ohio in 1880.
James Monroe Ritchie (July 28, 1829 - August 17, 1918) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, father of Byron Foster Ritchie.
Born in Dunfermline, Scotland, Ritchie immigrated to the United States in 1832 with his parents, who settled in St. Lawrence County, New York. His early schooling was limited and he received instruction at home from his father and mother. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1858 and commenced practice in Toledo, Ohio. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1880.
Ritchie was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1883). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1882.
He again resumed the practice of his profession in Toledo, Ohio, and died there August 17, 1918. He was interred in Grafton Cemetery, Grafton, Ohio.
Marriage to Tirzah Foster
abt 1852 Ogdensburg, Saint Lawrence County, New York, USA
Marriage to Samantha "Mant" Jones
Birth: abt 1831
Grafton, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Death abt 1866
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA
22 Mar 1855 Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Marriage to Eugenie A Jones
1 Jan 1869 Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Son:
Judge Byron Foster Ritchie
Birth: 29 Jan 1853
Grafton, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Death: 22 Aug 1928
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, USA∼US Congressman. Elected to represent Ohio's 6th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1881 to 1883. He also served as a Delegate to the Republican National Convention from Ohio in 1880.
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