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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.

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.

Ritchie, Byron F

lawyer, congressman, was born Jan, 29, 1853, in Grafton, Ohio. He was admitted to the bar in 1874; and has since practiced his chosen profession in Toledo, Ohio. He was elected to the fifty-third congress as a democrat.

Ritchie, David

lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born Aug. 19, 1812, in Canansburg, Pa. He was a representative from Pennsylvania to the thirty-third, thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth congresses.

After leaving congress he held the office of judge for about one year. He died Jan. 24, 1867, in Pittsburg, Pa.

Ritchie, Henry J

railroad president, was born Feb. 11, 1865, in Canada. Since 1895 he has been president of the St. Augustine and South Beach railway.

Ritchie, James Monroe

lawyer, congressman, was born July 28, 1829, in Scotland. He adopted the profession of the law. He was a delegate to the republican national convention of 1880 from Ohio, and elected to the forty-seventh congress.

Ritchie, John

lawyer, congressman, was born Aug. 12, 1831, in Frederick City, Md. In 1860 he was elected a presidential elector; in 1867 was elected attorney for Frederick county to serve for four years; and was elected a representative from Maryland to the forty-second congress.

Ritesman, John Smart

farmer, public official, was born Jan. 1, 1830, in Morgan county, Ind. In 1876 he moved to Kansas, and has been successful in farming, and has a fine farm at Bennington. He has been justice of the peace for a number of years, and held various other public offices of trust in his county.

Ritner, Joseph

state legislator, governor, was born March 25, 1780, in Berks county, Pa. He was frequently a member of the legislature of Pennsylvania from 1820 to 1827; and was the candidate of the anti-Masons for governor in 1829, but was defeated. He was afterwards governor from 1835 to 1839. He died Oct. 16, 1869, in Carlisle, Pa.

Rittenhouse, Laura J

author, poet, was born in 1841 in Grand Chain, Ill.

She is the author of two books: Out of the Depths, a poem; and a book of temperance stories for young children.

Ritter, Abraham

merchant, author, was born in September, 1792, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a merchant of Philadelphia, and the author of History of the Moravian Church in Philadelphia; and Her Merchants. He died Oct. 8, 1860, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Ritter, Burwell C

agriculturist, state legislator, congressman, was born Jan. 6, 1810, in Barren county, Ky. He was a member of the legislature of Kentucky in 1843 and 1850, and in 1864 was a presidential elector. In 1865 he was elected a representative from Kentucky to the thirty-ninth congress.