William Ritchie (barrister)
William Ritchie (1817–1862) was an English barrister, Advocate-General of Bengal from 1855 to 1862.
Life
William Ritchie was born at
Ritchie was educated at Eton College 1829 to 1835, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he matriculated in 1835, graduating B.A. in 1839 and M.A. in 1842. After Cambridge, he entered the Inner Temple.[2] He lived with his family in Albany Street, London while reading for the Bar. His father John was the director of a bank that failed in November 1841, causing the Ritchie family to leave for the continent, to escape creditors.[1]
Ritchie was
Ritchie had a popular reputation for his gentle, amiable, overly-polite manner and his honourable character. This reputation earned him the nickname "Gentleman Ritchie" at Cambridge.
Family
Ritchie proposed to Augusta Trimmer on 28 August 1842 before sailing for India on 1 September on the Prince of Wales. After he made a name for himself at the bar in Calcutta. Augusta joined him there in 1845. They were married on 4 December at St. John's Church, and had eight children. There were sons:[2]
- William Irvine Ritchie (1850–1903) of the Education Office
- John Gerald Ritchie (1853–1921) of the Indian Civil Service
- Richmond Ritchie (1854–1912)
- Edward Duguid Ritchie (1859–1912), physician.[3]
The daughters were:
- Augusta Charlotte (1847–1910), the eldest, married Douglas William Freshfield;[4]
- Emily (1851–1932), unmarried.[5]
- Blanche, married Francis Warre-Cornish.[5]
- Elinor, married Herbert Paul.[6]
References
- ^ a b c Ritchie, John Gerald (1920). The Ritchies in India; extracts from the correspondence of William Ritchie, 1817–1862; and personal reminiscences of Gerald Ritchie. J. Murray. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Ritchie, William (RTCY835W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- PMC 5237883.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33275. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ ISBN 9780718892241.
- ^ Old Etonian Association (1903). "The Eton register: Eton College Part 4 1871-80". Internet Archive. Retrieved 26 October 2018.