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)