Byron F. Ritchie

Byron Foster Ritchie
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 9th district
In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
Preceded by	Joseph H. Outhwaite
Succeeded by	James H. Southard
Personal details
Born	(1853-01-29)January 29, 1853 Grafton, Ohio
Died	August 22, 1928(1928-08-22) (aged 75) Toledo, Ohio
Resting place	Woodlawn Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Kate I. Taylor
Children	one

Byron Foster Ritchie (January 29, 1853 – August 22, 1928) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1893 to 1895.

He was the son of James Monroe Ritchie, who also served one term in Congress.

Biography[]

Born in Grafton, Ohio, Ritchie moved with his parents to Toledo, Ohio, in 1860. He graduated from the Toledo High School in 1870. He studied law with his father,^[1] was admitted to the bar in 1874 and commenced practice in Toledo.

Congress[]

Ritchie was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895). He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Toledo.

Later career and death[]

Ritchie was elected judge of the court of common pleas of Lucas County, Ohio, in 1914. He was re-elected in 1916 and again in 1922, and served until his death in Toledo on August 22, 1928. He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery.

Private life[]

Ritchie married Kate I. Taylor om April 11, 1878. They had a daughter named Violet B.. Ritchie was a member of the Freemasons and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.^[1]

References[]

Sources[]

• United States Congress. "Byron F. Ritchie (id: R000272)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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