Burwell Clark Ritter | |
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Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 | |
Preceded by | George H. Yeaman |
Succeeded by | William N. Sweeney |
Personal details | |
Born | Russellville, Kentucky, U.S. | January 6, 1810
Died | October 1, 1880 Hopkinsville, Kentucky, U.S. | (aged 70)
Burwell Clark Ritter (January 6, 1810 – October 1, 1880) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, uncle of Walter Evans.
Born near Russellville, Kentucky, Ritter received a limited schooling. He served as member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1842 and 1850.
Ritter was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1866. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, October 1, 1880. He was interred in Hopewell (later known as Riverside) Cemetery.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Burwell Clark Ritter | |
---|---|
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 | |
Preceded by | George H. Yeaman |
Succeeded by | William N. Sweeney |
Personal details | |
Born | Russellville, Kentucky, U.S. | January 6, 1810
Died | October 1, 1880 Hopkinsville, Kentucky, U.S. | (aged 70)
Burwell Clark Ritter (January 6, 1810 – October 1, 1880) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky, uncle of Walter Evans.
Born near Russellville, Kentucky, Ritter received a limited schooling. He served as member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1842 and 1850.
Ritter was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1866. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He died in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, October 1, 1880. He was interred in Hopewell (later known as Riverside) Cemetery.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress