James Ritchie (Massachusetts politician)

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

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]

  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 Cite error: The named reference HistofClevland 1918 421 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  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