James Ritchie (Massachusetts politician)

James Ritchie (May 12, 1815 - March 16, 1873) was an American teacher[2] and politician, who served as the fifth Mayor[3] of Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1855, and as a member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council.[4]

James Ritchie
5th Mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts
In office
1855–1855
Preceded byLinus Bacon Comins
Succeeded byJohn Sherburne Sleeper
Member Massachusetts Governor's Council
Personal details
Born(1815-05-12)May 12, 1815
Canton, Massachusetts
DiedMarch 16, 1873(1873-03-16) (aged 57)
Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Duxbury, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
Spouse(s)Caroline Whitaker (Married April 1837; d. 1841), Mary Jane Kimball b. October 19, 1817.[1]
ChildrenJames Ritchie Jr.[2]
Alma materHarvard
ProfessionTeacher

Death

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Ritchie drowned in the sinking of the steamboat Grace Darling off Duxbury, Massachusetts.[5] His body was never found.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Palmer, Joseph (1864), Necrology of alumni of Harvard college, 1851-52 to 1862-63, Boston, MA: Joseph Palmer, pp. 393–395
  2. ^ a b c A History of Cleveland and its Environs The Heart of a New Continent, Volume II, Biography, Cleveland, Ohio: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1918, p. 421
  3. ^ Winsor, Justin (1881), The Memorial History of Boston: Including Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 1630-1880 Vol. III, Boston, MA: Ticknor and Company, p. 578
  4. ^ Thwing, Walter Eliot (1908), History of the First Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1630-1904, Boston, MA: W. A. Butterfield, p. 294
  5. ^ Hartford Daily Courant (Mar 19, 1873), THE FOUNDERING OF THE GRACE DARLING, Hartford, Conn.: Hartford Daily Courant, p. 2

Bibliography

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  • History of the First Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1630-1904 By Walter Eliot Thwing (1908).
  • Memorials of the Class of 1835, Harvard University: Prepared on Behalf of the Class Secretary by Harvard College Class of 1835 (1886).
  • The Memorial History of Boston: Including Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 1630-1880. Justin Winsor (1881).
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Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts
1861-1853
Succeeded by