- Thomas Ritchey
Thomas Ritchey (
January 19 ,1801 -March 9 ,1863 ) was a U.S. Representative fromOhio .Born in
Bedford County, Pennsylvania , Ritchey moved toSomerset, Ohio .He attended the common schools.He engaged in agricultural pursuits. Treasurer of Perry County in 1835, 1837, and 1839.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 ).He engaged in agricultural pursuits nearSomerset, Ohio , until his death onMarch 9 ,1863 .He was interred in the Zion Methodist Episcopal Cemetery,Madison Township, Perry County, Ohio .ource
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