John William Ritchie

John William Ritchie (March 26, 1808 – December 13 or 18, 1890) was a Canadian lawyer and politician from Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia who is one of the Fathers of Confederation.

[1] Appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1867, he was a judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia from 1873 to 1882.

Ritchie died at his estate in the Northwest Arm of Halifax and is buried at St. John's Cemetery.

John William Ritchie was born in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, on March 26, 1808.

His father, Thomas Ritchie, was a lawyer, judge, and politician; his mother was named Elizabeth Wildman Johnston.