John Macfarlane Ritchie (29 December 1842—19 December 1912) was a Scottish-born

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businessman. He went to New Zealand in 1864 arriving in

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in January 1865 to take up an employment perhaps partnership offer by George Gray Russell. Russell's business was lending money to runholders, shipping their wool and acting as a shipping agent. Russell also acted as an agent for absentee owners. Russell took Ritchie into partnership in 1873 and the business was renamed Russell, Ritchie and Company.

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