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

Born in Staten Island, New York, Ridgway attended the public schools. Learned the trade of carpenter. He moved to Cayuga County, New York, in 1811 and engaged in the manufacture of plows. He settled in Columbus, Ohio, in 1822 and established an iron foundry. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1828-1832.

Ridgway was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth, Twenty-sixth, and Twenty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1837-March 3, 1843). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1842 to the Twenty-eighth Congress. He served as member of the State board of equalization. He served as director of the Clinton Bank for twenty years. He served as member of the city council. He died in Columbus, Ohio, February 1, 1861. He was interred in Green Lawn Cemetery.

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