About Burwell C. Ritter
Lived 1810 – 1880 (aged 70). Burwell C. Ritter was an American politician.
Burwell Clark Ritter (January 6, 1810 – October 1, 1880) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, uncle of Walter Evans.
Born near Russellville, Kentucky, Ritter received a limited schooling. He served as member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1842 and 1850.
Ritter was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1866. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, October 1, 1880. He was interred in Hopewell (later known as Riverside) Cemetery.
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American politician (1810-1880)
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Burwell C. Ritter was born on 6 January 1810 in Russellville.
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Burwell C. Ritter died on 1 October 1880.
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Burwell C. Ritter was a politician.
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Burwell C. Ritter was American.
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