James M. Ritchie
James Monroe Ritchie was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a United States [House of Representatives|U.S. Representative] from Ohio from 1881 to 1883. He was the father of Byron Foster Ritchie.Biography
Born in Dunfermline, Scotland, Ritchie immigrated to the United States in 1832 with his parents, who settled in St. [Lawrence County, New York]. His early schooling was limited and he received instruction at home from his father and mother. He studied law. He was Admission to [the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar] in 1858 and commenced practice in Toledo, Ohio. He served as delegate to the Republican [National Convention] in 1880.Congress
Ritchie was elected as a Republican to the 47th [United States Congress|Forty-seventh] Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1882.Later career and death
He again resumed the practice of his profession in Toledo, Ohio, and died there August 17, 1918. He was interred in Grafton Cemetery, Grafton, Ohio.