Robert Ridgway (congressman)

Robert Ridgway
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 5th district
In office
January 27, 1870 – October 16, 1870
Preceded byThomas S. Bocock
Succeeded byRichard T.W. Duke
Personal details
Born(1823-04-21)April 21, 1823
Lynchburg, Virginia, US
DiedOctober 16, 1870(1870-10-16) (aged 47)
Amherst, Virginia, US
Political partyWhig (until 1869)
Other political
affiliations
Conservative (after 1869)
Alma materEmory and Henry College
University of Virginia
ProfessionPolitician, Lawyer, Newspaper Editor

Robert Ridgway (April 21, 1823 – October 16, 1870) was a nineteenth-century congressman, lawyer and journalist from Virginia.