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'''Sir James Thomson Ritchie, 1st Baronet''' (1835–1912) was the 576th [[Lord Mayor of London]].
He was born the second son of William Ritchie, a landed proprietor, of Rockhill, Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire, head of the firm of William Ritchie & Son of London and Dundee, East India merchants, jute spinners, and manufacturers. His younger brother would be ennobled as [[Charles Ritchie, 1st Baron Ritchie of Dundee]].
James became a partner in his father's business, based in London.
He became an alderman of the City of London, served as [[Sheriff of London]] for 1896–7, and was knighted in 1897. <ref> Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2) </ref> He was elected [[Lord Mayor of London]] for 1903–04, and was created a baronet, of Highlands, Shanklin, on 15 December 1903.<ref> Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2) </ref> He was then living at Shanklin on the Isle of Wight and in a house in Paddington, London.
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He was born the second son of William Ritchie, a landed proprietor, of Rockhill, Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire, head of the firm of William Ritchie & Son of London and Dundee, East India merchants, jute spinners, and manufacturers. His younger brother would be ennobled as [[Charles Ritchie, 1st Baron Ritchie of Dundee]].
James became a partner in his father's business, based in London.
He became an alderman of the City of London, served as [[Sheriff of London]] for 1896–7, and was knighted in 1897. <ref> Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2) </ref> He was elected [[Lord Mayor of London]] for 1903–04, and was created a baronet, of Highlands, Shanklin, on 15 December 1903.<ref> Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2) </ref> He was then living at Shanklin on the Isle of Wight and in a house in Paddington, London.
==References==
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[[Category:1835 births]]
[[Category:1912 deaths]]
[[Category:British businesspeople]]
[[Category:Sheriffs of the City of London]]
[[Category:Mayors of London]]
[[Category:Knights Bachelor]]
[[Category:Baronets in the Baronetage of England]]
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