Born in
Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Ritchey moved to
Somerset, Ohio. He attended the common schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. Treasurer of Perry County in 1835, 1837, and 1839.
Congress Ritchey was elected as a
Democrat to the
Thirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849). Ritchey was elected to the
Thirty-third Congress (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855).
Later career and death He engaged in agricultural pursuits near
Somerset, Ohio, until his death on March 9, 1863. He was interred in the Zion Methodist Episcopal Cemetery,
Madison Township, Perry County, Ohio. ==Sources==