Albert G. Riddle | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio's19th district | |
| In office March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Wade |
| Succeeded by | James A. Garfield |
| Member of theOhio House of Representatives from theGeauga &Trumbull Counties district | |
| In office December 4, 1848 – December 1, 1850 Serving with Isaac Lee John Hutchins | |
| Preceded by | Anson Matthews |
| Succeeded by | M. C. Bradley G. H. Kent |
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| Born | Albert Gallatin Riddle (1816-05-28)May 28, 1816 Monson, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 15, 1902(1902-05-15) (aged 85) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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Albert Gallatin Riddle (May 28, 1816 – May 15, 1902) was a19th Century American lawyer and politician who served one term as aU.S. Representative fromOhio from 1861 to 1863.
Born inMonson, Massachusetts, Riddle moved with his parents toNewbury, in theWestern Reserve of Ohio, in 1817. He completed preparatory studies, and then studied law.[1]
Riddle wasadmitted to the bar in 1840 and began practice inGeauga County, serving asprosecuting attorney of that county from 1840 to 1846.
He served as member of theOhio House of Representatives from 1848 to 1850, and in 1848 called the firstFree Soil convention in Ohio.[1]
Riddle moved toCleveland, Ohio, in 1850. He was elected prosecuting attorney in 1856, and in 1859 he defended theOberlin slave rescuers.
He served as aRepublican in theThirty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863), making speeches in favor of armingslaves, the first on this subject that were delivered in Congress, and others on emancipation in theDistrict of Columbia and in vindication ofPresident Lincoln.[1] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1862.[citation needed]
After his term in Congress, Riddle served asconsul atMatanzas, Cuba, in 1863 and 1864. He then returned toWashington, D.C., and again engaged in the practice of law. He was retained by theState Department to aid in the prosecution ofJohn H. Surratt as one of the accomplices in the murder of PresidentAbraham Lincoln.[1]
He also served as law officer of the District of Columbia 1877-1889. He was in charge of the law department atHoward University for several years after its establishment.[1]
Riddle died at his home inWashington, D.C., on May 15, 1902.[1][2] He was interred inRock Creek Cemetery.[3]
His papers are at the Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio. They include the unpublished manuscriptAccounts of experiences in Cuba (1862–1864).[citation needed]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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