Charles Thomson Ritchie, 1st Baron Ritchie

Charles Thomson Ritchie, 1st Baron Ritchie (born November 19, 1838, Hawkhill, Dundee, Scotland—died January 9, 1906, Biarritz, France) was a British Conservative politician, notable for his reorganization of local government. Educated at the City of London School, Ritchie pursued a career in business, and in 1874 he was elected to Parliament as Conservative member for the working-class constituency of Tower Hamlets. In 1885 he was made secretary to the Admiralty, and from 1886 to 1892...