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Thomas Ritchey

American politician

Field	Value
name	Thomas Ritchey
state	Ohio
constituency
term_start	March 4, 1847
term_end	March 3, 1849
preceded	Isaac Parrish
succeeded	William A. Whittlesey
constituency2
term_start2	March 4, 1853
term_end2	March 3, 1855
preceded2	George H. Busby
succeeded2	Valentine B. Horton
party	Democratic
birth_date
death_date
birth_place	Bedford County, Pennsylvania, US
death_place	Somerset, Ohio, US
restingplace	Zion Methodist Episcopal Cemetery

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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