Matthew Ricketts
Matthew O. Ricketts | |
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Phototype from the Progress, June 21, 1890 | |
| Member of the Nebraska House of Representatives | |
| In office 1893–1897 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Matthew Oliver Ricketts April 3, 1858 Henry County, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | January 15, 1917 St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Alice Nelson |
| Alma mater | Omaha Medical College |
| Occupation | Physician |
Matthew Oliver Ricketts (April 3, 1858 – January 3, 1917) was an American politician and physician. He was the first African-American member of the Nebraska Legislature, where he served two terms in the Nebraska House of Representatives (the lower house of what was then a bicameral legislature) from 1893 until 1897. He was also the first African American to graduate from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine in Omaha.