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Thomas Ritchey

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Preceded by
  
Isaac Parrish

Name
  
Thomas Ritchey

Children
  
Annie, Sara, Jay

Succeeded by
  
Valentine B. Horton

Parents
  
Tom Ritchey

Preceded by
  
George H. Busby

Spouse
  
Martha (m. 2009)

Role
  
Bicycler


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Born
  
January 19, 1801Bedford County, Pennsylvania (
1801-01-19
)

Died
  
March 9, 1863(1863-03-09) (aged 62)Somerset, Ohio

Resting place
  
Zion Methodist Episcopal Cemetery

Succeeded by
  
William A. Whittlesey

Thomas Ritchey (January 19, 1801 – March 9, 1863) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

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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.

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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 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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