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David Ritchie (politician)
David Ritchie (August 19, 1812 – January 24, 1867) was an American lawyer, politicain and judge who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Early life and careerRitchie was in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania on August 19, 1812.[1][2][3] He was the youngest son of Craig Ritchie Sr.[1] He graduated from Jefferson College in Canonsburg in 1829, and subsequently from a university in Heidelberg, Germany. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1835 and began his legal practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2][3] U.S. House of RepresentativesRitchie served a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1853 until 1859. At different points, he was a member of the Whig, Opposition and Republican parties.[2][3] Ritchie was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-third Congress, reelected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress, and elected as a Republican to the Thirty-fifth Congress. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Revolutionary Claims during the Thirty-fourth Congress.[2][3] County judgeshipHe was appointed associate judge of the court of common pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in 1862 and served nine months.[2][3] Later careerFollowing the end of his legislative and judcicial careers, Ritchie resumed the practice of law.[2] DeathRitchie died in Pittsburgh on January 24, 1867.[1][2][3] References
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