Famous People with Name Ritchie

Ritchie Valens            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ritchie Valens: was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist.A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens' recording career lasted only eight months.

Albert Cabell Ritchie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Albert Cabell Ritchie: was a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 49th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1920 to 1935. Ritchie campaigned for, but did not win, the Democratic presidential nomination in both 1924 and 1932.

Donald Mark Ritchie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Donald Mark Ritchie: was elected the 21st Minnesota Secretary of State on November 7, 2006. He was re-elected in 2010. He is a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. He grew up in Iowa, and graduated from Iowa State University in 1971. He and his wife, Nancy Gaschott, h

James H. Ritchie, Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James H. Ritchie, Jr.: is a Republican member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 13th District since 2000. He lost to Shane Martin in the June 10th primary election, 33.85% to 66.15%.

Byron Foster Ritchie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Byron Foster Ritchie: was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, son of James Monroe Ritchie. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1874 and commenced practice in Toledo. Ritchie was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893-March 3, 1895). He was an unsu

Sir William Johnstone Ritchie            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sir William Johnstone Ritchie: was one of the first judges appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada and became the second Chief Justice of the court. In 1846 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. In keeping with his pledge to resign if a fellow Liberal candidate failed to win a by-election, he gave up his seat in 1851, only to be re-elected three years later. In 1855 he left politics to accept an appointment to the Supreme Court of New Brunswick, and 10 years later he was named Chief Justice of New Brunswick. He was appointed to the newly established Supreme Court of Canada on September 30, 1875 and became its chief justice on January 11, 1879. He served on the Supreme Court for 17 years until he died on September 25, 1892.