Albert Gallatin Riddle
Born: May 28, 1816
Birthplace: Monson, Massachusetts
Father: Thomas Riddle 1781 – 1823
(Buried: Munn Cemetery, Newbury Center, Ohio)
Mother: Minerva Merrick 1786 – 1866
(Buried: Reed Cemetery, Roann, Indiana)
Wife: Caroline Avery 1821 – 1889
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Children:
Florence Riddle Bartlett 1845 – 1921
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Mary Avery Riddle Knowlton 1847 – 1921
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Caroline Riddle Foster 1850 – 1918
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Frederick Albert Riddle 1852 – 1856
(Buried: Munn Cemetery, Newbury Center, Ohio)
Harriet Williams Riddle Davis 1854 – 1938
(Buried: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Albert Thomas Riddle 1858 – 1912
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Alice Riddle Kilduff 1860 – 1920
(Buried: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)
Political Party: Republican Party
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Geauga County, Ohio
1840 – 1846: Geauga County Ohio Prosecuting Attorney
1848 – 1850: Ohio State Representative
1856 – 1861: Attorney in Cleveland, Ohio
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1863: United States Congressman from Ohio
1861 – 1863: Member of House Revolutionary Claims Committee
1862: Choose not to be a candidate for reelection to U.S. Congress.
1863 – 1864: United States Counsel at Matanzas, Cuba
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Washington D.C.
1873: Author Students and Lawyers, lectures
1873: Author Bart Ridgely, a story of Northern Ohio
1874: Author The Portrait, a Romance of Cuyahoga Valley
Attorney to aid in the Prosecution of John H. Surratt
1875: Author Alice Brand, A Tale of the Capitol
1877 – 1889: Law Officer in Washington, D.C.
1880: Author Life, Character, and Public Services of James A. Garfield
1881: Author The House of Ross
1882: Author Castle Gregory
1882: Author The Hunter of the Chargin
1883: Author Hart and His Bear
1883: Author Mark Loan, a Tale of the Western Reserve
1884: Author Old Newberry and the Pioneers
1885: Author The Sugar-makers of the West Woods
1886: Author Speeches and Arguments
1886: Author Life of Benjamin F. Wade
Died: May 15, 1902
Place of Death: Washington, D.C.
Age at time of Death: 85 years old
Burial Place: Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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