Burwell C. Ritter

Burwell Clark Ritter ( * January 6, 1810 in Russellville, Barren County, Kentucky; † October 1, 1880 in Hopkinsville, Kentucky ) was an American politician. Between 1865 and 1867 he represented the state of Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Burwell Knights enjoyed only a limited education. Later he became a member of the Democratic Party. Between 1842 and 1850 he was a delegate in the House of Representatives from Kentucky. In the congressional elections of 1864 he was in the second electoral district of Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of George Helm Yeaman on March 4, 1865. Since he resigned in 1866 to run again, he was able to complete only one term in Congress until March 3, 1867. During this time, ended the civil war. In addition, the 13th Amendment was passed, which forbade slavery. Since 1865 the work of the Congress was overshadowed by the tensions between the Republican Party and President Andrew Johnson, which culminated in a narrowly failed impeachment.

After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives to Burwell Knight operated in agriculture. He died on October 1, 1880 in Hopkinsville, where he was also buried. His nephew Walter Evans (1842-1923) representing the State of Kentucky 1895-1899 also in Congress.

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