Researching John Ritchie
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 10347 people with the Ritchie surname? In that year Ritchie was ranked number 399 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Ritchie on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Ritchie and the Ritchie Family History
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Some Famous People called John Ritchie
John William Ritchie
John William Ritchie (26 March 1808 – 13 or 18 December 1890) was a Canadian lawyer and politician from Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia who is one of the Fathers of Confederation. Ritchie was the son of Thomas Ritchie and Elizabeth Wildman Johnston. He studied law with his uncle James William Johnston and was admitted to the bar in 1831. Appointed to the Nova Scotia legislative council as Solicitor General in 1864, he was a delegate to the London Conference on Canadian Confederation and as such is considered one of the Fathers of Confederation. Appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1867, he was a judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia from 1873 to 1882. His younger brother, William Johnstone Ritchie, was Chief Justice of Canada. His daughter was Eliza Ritchie.
Ritchie died at his estate in the Northwest Arm of Halifax and is buried at St. John's Cemetery.
Source: John William Ritchie, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJohn Ritchie (newspaper owner)
John Ritchie (3 February 1778 – 21 December 1870) was a Scottish newspaper owner.He was born at Kirkcaldy, Fife, and at an early age went in service to a small farmer near Largo. Later he returned to Kirkcaldy, working as a hand-loom weaver. In around 1800 he moved to Edinburgh (where his younger brother William was training in the law), and established himself as a draper.
In 1816 he helped to finance his brother's new venture, The Scotsman newspaper.
Following his brother's death in 1831, he became much more involved with the newspaper, giving up the drapery business. Within a few years he was the sole proprietor, having bought out the other shareholders. He turned the paper into a daily in 1855, selling at the price of 1d.
In 1842, Ritchie's great-nephew John Ritchie Findlay came to live with Ritchie, and entered the business.
In addition to his newspaper activities, Ritchie was a town councillor in Edinburgh, a magistrate, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and one of the founders of the United Industrial School.
On Ritchie's death in 1881, John Ritchie Findlay succeeded him in the ownership of The Scotsman. They are buried in the same family plot at the south end of "Lords Row" on the western wall of Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh.
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