Samuel J. Ritchie
Samuel J. Ritchie, an American millionaire from Ohio, founded the Canadian Copper Company (CCC) in 1886 to exploit the minerals near what was to become known after 1902 as Copper Cliff. He was also president of the Central Ontario Railway (COR).2
From Wikipedia’s article on Samuel J. Ritchie (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Companies
- Canadian Copper CompanyFounder4
Career
- Date not recordedFounded Canadian Copper Company3
Personal life
Ritchie married Sophronia Jane Hale; together they raised three children: a daughter called Clara Belle, and sons called Lewis Andrew and Charles Edward (Ned). It was Ritchie's daughter that bequeathed five linear feet of familial photographs to the Western Reserve Historical Society.
Sophronia was an elder sibling to Charles Oviatt Hale, a noted state legislator.
From Wikipedia’s article on Samuel J. Ritchie (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sources
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- 1WikidataSamuel J. Ritchie on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaSamuel J. Ritchie on Wikipedia
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- 4WikidataCanadian Copper Company, Founder