Biography

07/11/1767 - 06/30/1832

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; Coroner, Lebanon County, 1816-1818; unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1817; elected, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1818-1819, unsuccessful reelection, 1820; member, first Lebanon borough council, 1821; elected, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1822-1823; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1824-1826; married, Elizabeth Kurtz, daughter, Catherine; died, June 30, 1832, 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; Coroner, Lebanon County, 1816-1818. 

Unsuccessful campaign, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, Lebanon County, 1817.

Elected, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1818-1819, unsuccessful reelection, 1820.

Member, first Lebanon borough council, 1821. 

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

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

Pennsylvania State House of Representatives Biography:

Not currently available. 

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "R"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University. 

A New Nation Votes (tufts.edu)