Ringgold, Cadwalader – Ritch, William Gillet
Ringgold, Cadwalader
naval officer, was born Aug. 20, 1802, in Washington county, Md. He was commissioned commodore in 1862, and placed on the retired list in 1864. He was promoted to rear-admiral in 1866. He died April 29, 1867, in New York city.
Ringgold, George Hay
soldier, author, was born in 1814 in Hagerstown, Md. He served in the pay department during the Mexican war, became lieutenant-colonel and deputy paymaster-general in May, 1862, and was in charge of the paymasters of the department of the Pacific from 1861 till his death. He was an accomplished scholar, draughtsman, and painter, and published Fountain Rock, Amy Weir, and Other Metrical Pastimes. He died April 4, 1864, in San Francisco, Cal.
Ringgold, Samuel
congressman, was born Jan. 13, 1770, in Chestertown, Md. He was a representative in congress from Maryland from 1810 to 1815, and again from 1817 to 1821. He died Oct. 18, 1829, in Frederick county, Md.
Ringgold, Samuel
soldier, inventor, was born in 1800 in Washington county, Md. He became captain in 1836, participated in the Florida war, and was brevetted major for active and efficient conduct during hostilities. He introduced flying artillery into this country, and invented a saddle-tree, which was subsequently known as the McClelland saddle, and a rebounding hammer made of brass for exploding the fulminating primers for field-guns, that prevented the blowing away of the hammer. He died May 11, 1846, in Point Isabel, Tex.
Ringold, Thomas
congressman, He was a delegate from Maryland to the colonial congress, which met in New York in 1765.
Ringolsky, Issie Joseph
lawyer, was born Sept. 24, 1864, in Leavenworth, Kan. He received the rudiments of his education in the high school of his native city; and from the law and literary departments of the university of Michigan. He is one of the leading lawyers of Kansas City, Mo., and has the largest practice of any individual lawyer in that city.
Rings, Daniel
lawyer, jurist. He was an early emigrant to the territory of Arkansas, and was the first chief justice of the supreme court of the state. He died Sept. 3, 1873, in Little Rock, Ark.
Riordan, Patrick William
educator, Roman catholic archbishop, was born Aug. 27, 1841, in Ireland. From 1868 till 1871 he was engaged in missionary work at Joliet, Ill., after which he became rector of St. James's church, Chicago. While he was thus engaged he received notice of his appointment as titular bishop of Cabasa, and coadjutor, with the right of succession, to Archbishop Joseph S. Alemany, of San Francisco.
Riordan, Roger
journalist, author, was born in 1848 in Ireland. He is a New York city journalist, and the author of A Score of Etchings; and Sunrise Stories, a Glance at the Literature of Japan.
Ripley, Edward Payson
railroad president, was born Oct. 30, 1845, in Dorchester, Mass. Since 1896 he has been president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railway at Chicago, Ill.
Ripley, Eleazar Wheelock
soldier, congressman, was born April 15, 1782, in Hanover, N. H. He was speaker of the Massachusetts house of representatives in 1811. He moved to Louisiana, whence he was elected to congress, serving from 1835 to the time of his death. He died March 2, 1839, in West Feliciana, La.
Ripley, Ezra
clergyman, author, was born May 1, 1751, in Woodstock, Conn.
He was a chaplain in the army, and a popular clergyman of Concord, Mass. He was the author of A History of the Fight at Concord. He died Sept. 21, 1841, in Concord, Mass.
Ripley, George
clergyman, journalist, author, was born Oct. 3, 1802, in Greenfield, Mass. He was a unitarian clergyman who was pastor in Boston in 1826-41, and then for several years the chief promoter of the famous Brook Farm experiment. In 1849 he became literary editor of The New York Tribune, and continued in that position until his death.
With C. A. Dana he edited the American Cyclopedia, 1857-63, and also the revised edition of the same, 1873-76. His literary criticisms exerted a wide and beneficial influence. He was the author of Discourses on the Philosophy of Religion; and Letters to Andrews Norton on the Latest Form of Infidelity. He died July 4, 1880, in New York city.
Ripley, Henry Jones
clergyman, educator, author, was born Jan. 28, 1798, in Boston, Mass. He was a baptist clergyman who held a pastorate in Georgia in 1819-26, and from 1826 to 1860 was a professor in the Theological seminary at Newton, Mass. He was the author of Notes on the Gospels, Acts, Hebrews; Christian Baptism; Church Polity; and The Exclusiveness of the Baptists. He died May 21, 1875, in Newton Center, Mass.
Ripley, Henry Wheelock
merchant, author, was born June 30, 1828, in Fryeburg, Maine. He is a great grandson of Eleazer E. Wheelock, the founder and first president of Dartmouth college.
He received his education in the Fryeburg academy, and for many years was engaged in mercantile business. He was inspector of customs in Portland, Maine, in 1860, and is the author of The History of the White Mountains.
Ripley, James W
soldier, lawyer, state legislator, congressman. He served four years in the legislature of Maine; was an officer in the last war with England, and was a member of congress from Maine from 1826 to 1830, when he was appointed collector of customs for the Passamaquoddy district of Maine. He died in June, 1835.
Ripley, James Wolfe
soldier, was born Dec. 10, 1794, in Windham, Conn.
He served in the second war with Great Britain. He received the brevet of brigadier-general United States army in July, 1861, and in August was promoted to the full rank. From his retirement until his death he was inspector of the armament of fortifications on the New England coast. In 1865 he received the brevet of major-general United States army for long and faithful service. He died March 16, 1870, in Hartford, Conn.
Ripley, Roswell Sabine
soldier, author, was born March 14, 1823, in Worthington, Ohio. He was a confederate army officer of prominence who wrote a History of the Mexican War. He died March 26, 1887, in New York city.
Ripley, Thomas C
lawyer, congressman, was born Jan. 2, 1807, in Easton, N. Y. He was elected a representative from New York to the twenty-ninth congress to fill a vacancy. In 1854 he moved to Saginaw, Mich.
Rising, Willard Bradley
chemist, educator, was born Sept. 26, 1839, in Mecklenburg, N. Y. For several years he was consulting analyst to the state viticultural commission, and was entrusted with important studies connected with the chemistry of wine. In 1885 he was appointed state analyst of California, with charge of the examination of various foodproducts.
Risley, Elijah
congressman, was born in 1780 in Connecticut. He was a representative in congress from New York from 1849 to 1851. He died Jan. 9, 1870, in Fredonia, Conn.
Risley, Samuel Doty
soldier, surgeon, author, was born Jan. 16, 1845, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has invented an optometer with perimeter attachment for measuring errors of refraction in the human eye and mapping the field of vision, and an ophthalmoscope with cylindrical lenses, securing a wide range of sphericocylindrical lenses. He has published numerous papers on his specialty, which include The More Frequently Occurring Forms of Conjunctival Disease; and the Mydriatics Compared.
Risty, Austin G
educator, legislator, was born April 8, 1855, in Norway. In 1867 he emigrated to the United States, and for seventeen years taught school.
He is an ardent advocate of temperance; has filled numerous municipal offices, and served as a member of the South Dakota state legislature.
Risum, Otto A
soldier, merchant, legislator, was born Feb. 23, 1835, in Norway. He is a successful merchant of Pulcifer, Wis., and for sixteen years its postmaster. He has served as a member of the Wisconsin state assembly, and has always taken a prominent part in politics.
Ritan, Ole A
lumberman, merchant, was born Feb. 16, 1849, in Norway. In 1867 he emigrated to the United States, a and in 1874 located in Wisconsin. Four years later he established general store in Cumberland, Wis., the first one built on the island.
He has attained success in business, and has taken an active part in the public affairs of his city and county. He was one of the first board of aldermen when the city was organized, and was previously president of the village council.
Ritch, John Warren
architect, was born June 22, 1822, in Putnam, N. Y.
Among his important works in New York city are the Bank of Commerce, the Union Dime Savings bank, the buildings of the American Express company and the Merchants' Despatch company, St. Luke's hospital, the State Emigrant hospital, the Nursery and Child's hospital, and the artificial islands and Quarantine hospital in the lower bay. During 1847-48 he edited the American Architect.
Ritch, William Gillet
legislator, governor, was born May 4, 1830, in Wawarsing, N. Y. He was elected to the state senate of the Wisconsin legislature, and was chosen a member of the electoral college. In 1869 he established the Winnebago County Press at Neenah. In 1873 President Grant appointed him secretary of the territory of New Mexico, which he filled for twelve years, three years of which he served as governor. He is the author of two volumes of Spanish-American history, entitled The Blue Book of New Mexico Aztlan.