Byron Foster Ritchie (January 29, 1853 – August 22, 1928) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. representative from Ohio from 1893 to 1895.

He was the son of James Monroe Ritchie, who also served one term in Congress.

He studied law with his father,[1] was admitted to the bar in 1874 and commenced practice in Toledo.

Ritchie was elected judge of the court of common pleas of Lucas County, Ohio, in 1914.

[1] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress