Thomas Ritchey
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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.
Sources
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- 1801 births
- 1863 deaths
- People from Bedford County, Pennsylvania
- People from Somerset, Ohio
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives