Thomas Ritchey (January 19, 1801 – March 9, 1863) was an American politician who served two non-consecutive terms as a

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from

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in the mid-19th century.

Biography

Born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Ritchey moved to

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. He attended the common schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. Treasurer of Perry County in 1835, 1837, and 1839.

Congress

Ritchey was elected as a

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to the Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849). Ritchey was elected to the Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855).

Later career and death

He engaged in agricultural pursuits near

, until his death on March 9, 1863. He was interred in the Zion Methodist Episcopal Cemetery,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ritchey, Thomas 1801 births 1863 deaths People from Bedford County, Pennsylvania People from Somerset, Ohio 19th-century American politicians Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio