About William Ramsey
Lived 1779 – 1831 (aged 52). William Ramsey was an American politician and lawyer.
William Ramsey (September 7, 1779 – September 29, 1831) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
William Ramsey born at Sterretts Gap, Pennsylvania. He was appointed surveyor for Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, in 1803, and served as clerk of the orphans’ court of Cumberland County. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Ramsey was elected to the Twentieth Congress; reelected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second Congresses and served until his death in Carlisle. Interment in Ashland Cemetery.
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Who was William Ramsey?
U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (1779-1831)
When was William Ramsey born?
William Ramsey was born on 7 September 1779.
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William Ramsey died on 29 September 1831.
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William Ramsey was a politician and lawyer.
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William Ramsey was American.
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