About Thomas Davis Ranson
Lived 1843 – 1918 (aged 75). Thomas Davis Ranson was an American military officer and lawyer.
Early life and education Thomas Davis Ranson was born on May 19, 1843 in Homestead House near Charles Town in Virginia (now West Virginia). He was related the prominent Baldwin family of Staunton, Virginia on his maternal side; his maternal descendants immigrated in the 17th century from England. Ranson attended Jacob Fuller’s classical school in Lexington, and Washington College (now Washington and Lee University) in Lexington. In 1906, he was the vice president of the Tidewater Railway Company.
Ranson was the commander of the Stonewall Jackson Camp of Confederate Veterans, and lieutenant commander of the Grand Camp of Virginia.
He died on July 21, 1918 after experiencing a stroke five days earlier.
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American lawyer, military officer (1843–1918)
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Thomas Davis Ranson was born on 19 May 1843 in Charles Town.
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Thomas Davis Ranson died on 21 July 1918 in Staunton.
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Thomas Davis Ranson was a military officer and lawyer.
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