James Ritchie (Massachusetts politician)

James Ritchie (May 12, 1815 - March 16, 1873) was an American teacher and politician, who served as the fifth Mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1855, and as a member of the Massachusetts Governor's Council.

Death
Ritchie drowned in the sinking of the steamboat Grace Darling off Duxbury, Massachusetts. His body was never found.