Edwin Darlington Ricketts (August 3, 1867 – July 3, 1937) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a

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from

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for three terms in the early 20th century.

Biography

Born near Maxville, Ohio, Ricketts attended the public schools. For twelve years, he was a teacher and superintendent of schools. He then studied law and was

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in 1899 and commenced practice in

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Congress

Ricketts was elected as a

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to the Sixty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916 to the Sixty-fifth Congress. Ricketts was elected to the Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress.

Later career and death

He then resumed the practice of law and served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1928. Ricketts died in

, on July 3, 1937, and was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ricketts, Edwin Darlington 1867 births 1937 deaths People from Logan, Ohio Ohio lawyers People from Perry County, Ohio Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio