Background
He was born in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, the son of John Ritchie and Alicia Maria Le Cain.
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Thomas Ritchie
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He studied law with Thomas Henry Barclay and took over Barclay"s practice in 1799.
Career
He represented Annapolis County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1806 to 1824. Ritchie married Elizabeth Wildman Johnston, who was the daughter of Elizabeth Lichtenstein, in 1807. In 1824, he resigned his seat in the provincial assembly after he was named judge in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the western division.
In 1831, he was named president of the Court of General Sessions for the western district.
He served on the bench until 1841. He also was president of the board of health and lieutenant-colonel in the militia.
He died at Annapolis Royal at the age of 75.
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November 13, 1852 (aged 75) -
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Canada