Byron F. Ritchie
Byron Foster Ritchie | |
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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 | Grafton, Ohio | January 29, 1853
Died | August 22, 1928 Toledo, Ohio | (aged 75)
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[]
- ^ a b Neff, William B, ed. (1921). Bench and Bar of Northern Ohio History and Biography. Cleveland: The Historical Publishing Company. p. 620.
Sources[]
- United States Congress. "Byron F. Ritchie (id: R000272)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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