Randolph County, West Virginia Biography of THADDEUS PRITT This biography was submitted by Valerie Crook, E-mail address: The submitter does not have a connection to the subject of this sketch. This file may be freely copied by individuals and non-profit organizations for their private use. All other rights reserved. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. This file is part of the WVGenWeb Archives. If you arrived here inside a frame or from a link from somewhere else, our front door is at http://www.usgwarchives.net/wv/wvfiles.htm The History of West Virginia, Old and New Published 1923, The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, Volume III, pg. 559-560 Randolph THADDEUS PRITT. One of the best known men in the public life of Randolph County is Thaddeus Pritt, former sheriff and clerk of the County Court. He was in public service from early manhood until quite recently. He is now cashier of one of the largest and strongest banks in this section of the state, the Elkins National Bank, of which the late United States Senator Davis was formerly president. Mr. Pritt was born on a farm three and a half miles above Beverly, March 29, 1873, son of John B. and Rose A. (Crickard) Pritt and grandson of Edward and Susanna (Phares) Pritt. His mother was born in Staunton, Vir- ginia, but was reared in Randolph County, and died at the age of sixty-eight. John B. Pritt, a native of Randolph County, who died at the age of seventy-two, was a Confed- erate soldier throughout the period of the Civil war, devoted his active life time to farming, was a democrat in politics and he and his wife were Presbyterians. In their family were four gong and four daughters. Thaddeus Pritt spent his early life in a rural environ- ment, attended the public schools, and for six terms was a teacher himself, for over twenty years his time was taken up with public duty. He was appointed in 1889 public appraiser or real estate for his county. In 1901 he became deputy sheriff, serving eight years, two terms. In 1908 he was elected sheriff, serving one term of four years. In 1914 he was elected clerk of the County Court, for the term of six years. While still in office Mr. Pritt was appointed cashier of the Elkins National Bank, in 1919, and for over a year performed the duties of both offices. Since the expiration of his term as clerk of the County Court he has given all his time to his duties as bank cashier. Mr. Pritt is a demo- crat, is a Presbyterian and is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Elks. He is a member of the Elkins Chamber of Commerce and a charter member of the Rotary Club. In 1915 he married Miss Mary McClellan, a native of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. They have one son, Thad- deus McClellan Pritt.