Background
Ramsey, William was born on September 7, 1779 in Sterretts Gap, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
United States representative lawyer politician
Ramsey, William was born on September 7, 1779 in Sterretts Gap, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Studied law.
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.
Member United States House