David Ritchie (August 19, 1812 – January 24, 1867) was an American lawyer, politician and judge who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Early life and career

Ritchie was in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania on August 19, 1812.[1][2][3] He was the youngest son of Craig Ritchie Sr.[1] He graduated from Jefferson College in Canonsburg in 1829, and subsequently from a university in Heidelberg, Germany. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1835 and began his legal practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2][3]

U.S. House of Representatives

Ritchie served a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1853 until 1859. At different points, he was a member of the Whig and Republican parties.[2][3]

Ritchie was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress, reelected as a Whig Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress,[4] and elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Revolutionary Claims during the Thirty-fourth Congress.[2][3]

County judgeship

He was appointed associate judge of the court of common pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in 1862 and served nine months.[2][3]

Later career

Following the end of his legislative and judcicial careers, Ritchie resumed the practice of law.[2]

Death

Ritchie died in Pittsburgh on January 24, 1867.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Andrew Wylie, Jr. Family Collection, 1821–1945". archives.iu.edu. Indiana University Bloomington Archives. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ritchie, David" (R000273), in Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Washington, D.C.: Offices of the Historians of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, retrieved online March 4, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ritchie, David." Ann Arbor, Michigan: The Political Graveyard, May 10, 2022.
  4. ↑ Dubin, Michael J. (March 1, 1998). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses. McFarland and Company. pp. 171–72. ISBN 978-0786402830.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ritchie_(politician)