Thomas Ritchey

Thomas Ritchey was an American politician who served two non-consecutive terms as a United [States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative] from Ohio in the mid-19th century.

Biography

Born in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Ritchey moved to Somerset, Ohio.
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 Democrat to the 30th [United States Congress|Thirtieth] Congress.
Ritchey was elected to the 33rd [United States Congress|Thirty-third] Congress.

Later career and death

He engaged in agricultural pursuits near Somerset, Ohio, until his death on March 9, 1863.
He was interred in the Zion Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Madison Township, Perry County, Ohio.