About Thomas Ritchey
Lived 1801 – 1863 (aged 62). Thomas Ritchey was an American politician.
Thomas Ritchey (January 19, 1801 – March 9, 1863) was an American politician who served two non-consecutive terms as a U.S. representative from Ohio in the mid-19th century.
Biography Born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Ritchey moved to Somerset, Ohio. He attended the common schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. Treasurer of Perry County in 1835, 1837, and 1839.
Congress Ritchey was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849).
Ritchey was elected to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855).
Later career and death He engaged in agricultural pursuits near Somerset, Ohio, until his death on March 9, 1863. He was interred in the Zion Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Madison Township, Perry County, Ohio.
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Who was Thomas Ritchey?
American politician (1801–1863)
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Thomas Ritchey was born on 19 January 1801 in Bedford County.
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Thomas Ritchey died on 9 March 1863 in Somerset.
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Thomas Ritchey was a politician.
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Thomas Ritchey was American.
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