John Ryder (14 August 1831 – 13 August 1911) was an American politician who served in the state legislatures of Ohio and Iowa. Ryder was born near

Tiffin, Ohio Tiffin is a city in Seneca County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Developed along the Sandusky River, Tiffin is located about southeast of Toledo, Ohio, Toledo. The population was 17,953 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. ...

, on 14 August 1831. He was educated within rural county schools, and became a merchant, specializing in wool and grain. Ryder was a member of the Whig Party. Sometime after the dissolution of the Whig Party, he joined the Republican Party and served one term on the

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starting in 1862. In 1870, Ryder relocated to

Benton County, Iowa Benton County is a county in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,575. Its county seat and largest city is Vinton. The county is named for Thomas Hart Benton, a U.S. Senator from Missouri. Benton County is ...

and began selling foodstuffs, specifically eggs and butter. Ryder backed Horace Greeley's 1872 presidential campaign, during which Greeley was backed by the Liberal Republican and Democratic political parties. Ryder himself was elected to the

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in 1881, as a politically independent candidate from District 46. In 1883, Ryder was elected to a four-year term on the

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, representing District 27 as a

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. Ryder married Mary J. Tyler, a native of

Fremont, Ohio Fremont is a city in Sandusky County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located along the Sandusky River about southeast of Toledo, Ohio, Toledo and west of Sandusky, Ohio, Sandusky. The population was 15,930 at the 2020 United St ...

, in November 1854. He died on 13 August 1911, in

Vinton, Iowa Vinton is a city in Benton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 4,938 in the 2020 census, a decrease from 5,102 in 2000. It is also part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area. Vinton is the county seat of Benton County. ...

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