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]

For the U.S. Representative from Ohio, see James M. Ritchie.
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

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

References
  1. Palmer, Joseph (1864), Necrology of alumni of Harvard college, 1851-52 to 1862-63, Boston, MA: Joseph Palmer, pp. 393–395.
  2. 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
  • 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).
Political offices
Preceded by
Linus Bacon Comins		 Mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts
1861-1853		 Succeeded by
John Sherburne Sleeper
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