John Ritter (congressman)
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John Ritter was a Democratic
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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John Ritter was born in Exeter, Pennsylvania
. He received a limited schooling and apprenticed as a printer. He was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1836.
Ritter was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth
and Twenty-ninth
Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1846
. He served as editor and publisher of the Adler, a German newspaper, at Reading, Pennsylvania
. He died in Reading in 1851. Interment in the Charles Evans Cemetery.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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John Ritter was born in Exeter, Pennsylvania
Exeter, Pennsylvania
Exeter is a borough in the Greater Pittston area of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, about west of Scranton. The borough is in the middle of a fertile agricultural area, and some lumber and coal-mining had been carried out early on. In 1900, the population consisted of 1,948 persons; in 1910, 3,537...
. He received a limited schooling and apprenticed as a printer. He was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1836.
Ritter was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth
28th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:Following the 1840 United States Census, Congress reapportioned the House to include 223 seats . During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Florida .- Senate :*President: Vacant...
and Twenty-ninth
29th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:During this congress, two House seats were added for each of the new states of Texas and Iowa.-Leadership:-Senate:* President: George M. Dallas * President pro tempore: Willie P. Mangum...
Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1846
United States House election, 1846
Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1846. The Whigs picked up 37 seats, while the rival Democrats lost 32 seats. The result was a switch of partisan control of the House, with the Whigs gaining a narrow majority of 116 to 110. The Whigs picked up seats in New...
. He served as editor and publisher of the Adler, a German newspaper, at Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie,...
. He died in Reading in 1851. Interment in the Charles Evans Cemetery.