Biography

07/11/1767 - 06/30/1842

Lieutenant Colonel (John) Adam Ritscher (D8) Dauphin and Lebanon Counties 1824-1826

Early Life:

Lieutenant Colonel (John) Adam Ritscher, born July 11, 1767, Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; son of John Peter and Anna Margaret Kirber Ritscher; engaged, hatter trade; Lieutenant Colonel, War of 1812; elected, president, Lebanon’s first Fire Company; Lebanon County Coroner, 1816-1818; elected, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1818-1819; member, first Lebanon borough council, 1821; elected, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1822-1823; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1824-1826; Lebanon County Prothonotary, 1830-1837; married, Elizabeth Kurtz, daughter, Catherine; died June 30, 1842, Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania; interment not currently available.

Early Career:

Lieutenant Colonel, Second Regiment, First Brigade, Pennsylvania State Militia, War of 1812.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, president, Lebanon’s first Fire Company; Lebanon County Coroner, 1816-1818.

Elected, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1818-1819.

Member, first Lebanon borough council, 1821.

Elected, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1822-1823.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 8^th district, Dauphin and Lebanon Counties, 1824-1826.

Lebanon County Prothonotary, 1830-1837.

Cited:

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