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 by | Linus Bacon Comins |
| Succeeded by | John Sherburne Sleeper |
| Member Massachusetts Governor's Council | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 12, 1815 Canton, Massachusetts |
| Died | March 16, 1873 (aged 57) Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Duxbury, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Caroline Whitaker (Married April 1837; d. 1841), Mary Jane Kimball b. October 19, 1817.[1] |
| Children | James Ritchie Jr.[2] |
| Alma mater | Harvard |
| Profession | Teacher |
Death
editRitchie drowned in the sinking of the steamboat Grace Darling off Duxbury, Massachusetts.[5] His body was never found.[2]
References
edit- ^ Palmer, Joseph (1864), Necrology of alumni of Harvard college, 1851-52 to 1862-63, Boston, MA: Joseph Palmer, pp. 393–395
- ^ 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
- ^ Winsor, Justin (1881), The Memorial History of Boston: Including Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 1630-1880 Vol. III, Boston, MA: Ticknor and Company, p. 578
- ^ Thwing, Walter Eliot (1908), History of the First Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1630-1904, Boston, MA: W. A. Butterfield, p. 294
- ^ Hartford Daily Courant (Mar 19, 1873), THE FOUNDERING OF THE GRACE DARLING, Hartford, Conn.: Hartford Daily Courant, p. 2
Bibliography
edit- 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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