Joseph Ridgway

Joseph Ridgway
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 8th district
In office March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843
Preceded by	Jeremiah McLene
Succeeded by	John I. Vanmeter
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from Franklin County
In office December 1, 1828 – December 6, 1829
Preceded by	T. C. Flourney
Succeeded by	William Doherty
In office December 6, 1830 – December 4, 1831
Preceded by	William Doherty
Succeeded by	P. H. Olmstead
Personal details
Born	(1783-05-06)May 6, 1783 Staten Island, New York
Died	February 1, 1861(1861-02-01) (aged 77) Columbus, Ohio
Resting place	Green Lawn Cemetery
Political party	Whig

Joseph Ridgway grave at Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio, in the United States. Iron industrialist, he served in the Ohio House of Representatives for two terms, the U.S. House of Representatives for three terms, and the Columbus city council.

Joseph Ridgway (May 6, 1783 – February 1, 1861) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.

Born on Staten Island, New York, Ridgway attended public schools and learned the trade of carpentry. In 1811, he moved to Cayuga County, New York where he began manufacturing plows. He settled in Columbus, Ohio, in 1822 and established an iron foundry. Ridgway served as a member of the Ohio State House of Representatives from 1828 to 1832.

He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth, and Twenty-seventh Congresses serving from March 4, 1837 to March 3, 1843. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Twenty-eighth Congress in 1842. Ridgway also served on the Ohio State Board of Equalization and as a director of the Clinton Bank for twenty years. Additionally, he was a member of the Columbus City Council. He died on February 1, 1861 in Columbus, Ohio and was interred in Green Lawn Cemetery.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Joseph Ridgway (id: R000247)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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