Albert Cabell Ritchie (29 August 1876-24 February 1936) was the Democratic Governor of Maryland from 14 January 1920 to 9 January 1935, succeeding Emerson Harrington and preceding Harry Nice.
Biography[]
Albert Cabell Ritchie was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1876, a relative of William H. Cabell. He was raised in Baltimore and became a lawyer, advancing on to city solicitor from 1903 to 1910 and as a law professor. He served on the Public Service Commission from 1910 to 1913, as Attorney General of Maryland from 1915 to 1919, and Governor from 1920 to 1935. He was a strong advocate of states' rights who opposed Prohibition, worked to improve public education, and refused to forcibly break up a miners' strike in 1922. He attempted to run for President in 1932 as a conservative Democrat, but he failed and refused to serve as Franklin D. Roosevelt's running mate, and he died in 1936.