Tench Ringgold, U.S. Marshal of the District of Columbia

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Tench Ringgold was a U.S. marshal of the District of Columbia; he was appointed by President James Monroe and served in the position through the first two years of the administration of Andrew Jackson. Ringgold was from a prominent early-American family that came to America in the early seventeenth century. He was with James Madison when the president was forced to flee Washington, D.C., during the War of 1812, and was named a member of the Presidential Commission in charge of restoring historic Washington buildings after the burning.

Ringgold also owned a leather factory and curing shop in Georgetown, and was appointed Treasurer of the Georgetown Savings Institution. He built the Dacor Bacon House in 1825, a historic house in Washington, D.C., that still stands to this day. Boarders in the house included Supreme Court Justices John Marshall and Joseph Story, both of whom considered him a friend.

Ringgold was also the grandfather of Supreme Court Chief Justice Edward Douglass White.

He was the son of Thomas Ringgold and Mary Galloway Ringgold. On April 15, 1799 as Tench Ringold, he married Mary Christan (1777-1813) at Montgomery County, Maryland. On October 31, 1815 as Tench Ringold, he married Mary A. Lee (1786-1826) at Loudoun County, Virginia. Her place of burial is currently unknown.

Contributor 48546651 states that his date of birth on the stone is incorrect: This is proven by his father's last will and testament, to which he attached a codicil that he wrote in August 1776. In the codicil, Thomas leaves a legacy to his newborn son Tench. It is therefore proven that he was born prior to 1777, presumably on the same date, just one year prior in 1776.

The Daily National Intelligencer
Thursday, August 1, 1844
Deaths
At his residence near this city, on the 31st ultimo, Tench Ringgold Esq. His funeral will take place from the residence of his son-in-law (Dr. Thomas) this afternoon at 4 o'clock. His friends and acquaintances are invited to attend.

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