William Ramsey (Pennsylvania)
U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
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| Intro | U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| was | Politician Lawyer | |
| Work field | Law Politics | |
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| Birth | 7 September 1779 | |
| Death | 29 September 1831 (aged 52 years) |
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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 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.