James Barroll Ricaud (February 11, 1808 – January 24, 1866) was an American politician. He served as a member of the

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and

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in the mid-19th century. He represented Maryland's 2nd district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1855 to 1859. He was later appointed as an associate judge in Maryland.

Early life

James Barroll Ricaud was born in February 11, 1808, in

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, Maryland, to Rachel (née Miller) Hyatt and Benjamin Ricaud. He attended common schools and graduated from

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in 1828. He studied law and was

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in 1829.

Career

Ricaud commenced a law practice in Chestertown. Ricaud served as a member of the

, representing Kent County in 1834. He served in the

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, representing the Eastern Shore from 1836 to 1837 and serving as president pro tempore. He represented Kent County in the senate from 1834 to 1843 and in 1864. He served as

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on two Whig tickets in the 1830s and 1840s. In 1850, he was a delegate to the Maryland constitutional convention. Ricaud was elected as the candidate of the American Party to the Thirty-fourth and Thirty-fifth Congresses, representing the 2nd district, serving from March 4, 1855, to March 3, 1859. He served on the manufacturing committee and was involved in the investigation of the accounts of clerk

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. He later resumed the practice of his profession and was appointed associate judge of the 7th Maryland judicial district in 1864 by Governor

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and served until 1866.

Personal life

Ricaud married Anne Elizabeth Gordon on November 29, 1831. He married Cornelia C. Worrell in December 9, 1845. He had one daughter, Mary Rebecca. He was an Episcopalian. Ricaud died on January 24, 1866, at his home in Chestertown. He is interred in St. Paul's Church Cemetery in Chestertown.

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