William Fahnestock Ridenbaugh (February 19, 1821 – October 18, 1874) was a newspaper publisher who started the St. Joseph Gazette in St. Joseph, Missouri.
He maintained it as a Democratic newspaper and he sold the newspaper and became Buchanan County, Missouri Circuit Court Clerk.
[1] [2] After the American Civil War he reacquired the Gazette and published it until his death.
[1] [2] In 1846, Ridenbaugh was married to Hannah Creal, who died in 1866, leaving six children.
In 1870 Ridenbaugh was married to writer Mary Young.