About Henry Ramsay
Lived 1808 – 1886 (aged 78). Henry Ramsay was an American civil engineer.
Henry Ramsay (May 18, 1808, in Guilderland, Albany County, New York – July 12, 1886, in Schenectady, New York) was an American civil engineer and for a short time New York State Engineer and Surveyor in 1853.
Life He was born on May 18, 1808, the son of Frederick Ramsay and Belle (Quackenbush) Ramsay.
He was educated at the Lancaster School in Albany, and graduated from The Albany Academy in 1826. Afterwards he taught school in Albany, New York. Later he became a draftsman, cartographer and civil engineer.
Legacy He endowed the Henry Ramsay Scholarship at The Albany Academy.
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American engineer
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Henry Ramsay was born on 18 May 1808 in Guilderland.
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Henry Ramsay died on 12 July 1886 in Schenectady.
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Henry Ramsay was a civil engineer.
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