American politician

William Sterrett Ramsey (June 12, 1810 – October 17, 1840) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

William S. Ramsey was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He pursued cl*ical studies in the United States and Europe, and served as attaché of the American Legation in London.

Ramsey was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress and served until his death before the commencement of the Twenty-seventh Congress, to which he had been reelected. He died in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1840. Interment in Ashland Cemetery in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)

Sources

• United States Congress. "William Sterrett Ramsey (id: R000030)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The Political Graveyard

External links

• William Sterrett Ramsey at Find a Grave