Christopher Riffe

{{Short description|German-American pioneer and politician in Kentucky}}Christopher Riffe (1764-1850{{cite web |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19304423 |title=Gen Christopher Riffe |accessdate=2008-10-31 |publisher=findagrave.com |date= }}) accompanied Col. William Casey (great-grandfather of Mark Twain) to Kentucky in 1784. Riffe lived at Bryan's Station, Boonesborough, Logan's Station and Carpenter's Station. He bought {{convert|800|acre|km2}} of land from the grandfather of Abraham Lincoln. Riffe became the first Euro-American settler of Casey County in 1793. He was the first State Representative from Casey County, serving seven terms. He fought in the Battle of the Thames in the Kentucky Sixth Regiment. He was Lieutenant-General of the Kentucky State Militia.

During his time as Lincoln County representative, Riffe, who was described as "a burly German of almost gigantic size and herculean strength", sat between rivals Humphrey Marshall and Henry Clay in the House chamber,Quisenberry, p. 100 and once broke up a fight between the two men.