Background
RITZ, Harold Arthur was born on July 25, 1873 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. Son of James M. and Catherine (McCarthy) Ritz.
RITZ, Harold Arthur was born on July 25, 1873 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. Son of James M. and Catherine (McCarthy) Ritz.
Graduate Marshall College, State Normal School, Huntington, West Virginia, 1889.
Jackson, April 30, 1913. Admitted to Bar, 1894. Engaged in active practice at Bluefield, West Virginia.
Appointed Circuit Judge, to fill out unexpired teim, 1906. United States Attorney, Southern District of West Virginia, 1909-1913. Elected Judge, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, 1916, for term beginning 1917, resigned 1922.
Resumed practice of law at Charleston, West Virginia as Member, firm of Brown, Jackson & Knight, 1922-1925. Appointed General Counsel of United Fuel Gas Company, Charleston, West Virginia, since 1925. Commissioner, Department of Public Safety of West Virginia, since 1926.
Member of American Bar Association. American Law Institute. West Virginia Bar Association (President, 1929-1930).
Clubs: Bluefield Country (Bluefield, West Virginia), Edgewood Country (Charleston, West Virginia).
Spouse Harriet E. Wilson, August 15, 1893. Second Helen J.