William Ramsey (Pennsylvania politician)

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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

Jacksonian to the Twenty-first and Twenty-second
Congresses and served until his death in Carlisle. Interment in Ashland Cemetery.

See also

Sources

  • United States Congress. "William Ramsey (id: R000029)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  • The Political Graveyard

External links

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
John Findlay
 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district
1827–1831
1827–1829 alongside:James Wilson
1829–1831 alongside: Thomas Hartley Crawford 		Succeeded by


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