William Ramsey (Pennsylvania)
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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.
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| Preceded by | 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 Thomas Hartley Crawford Robert McCoy |
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