Robert Ramsey (politician)
Robert Ramsey (born February 15, 1780 in Warminster , Pennsylvania , † December 12, 1849 in Warwick , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1833 and 1835 and again from 1841 to 1843 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .
Career
Robert Ramsey attended public schools in his home country. In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by this in 1828 . Between 1825 and 1831 he was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives .
In the congressional election of 1832 , Ramsey was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the sixth constituency of Pennsylvania , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1833. Since he did not run again in 1834, he was only able to complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1835 . Since President Jackson took office in 1829, there has been heated debate inside and outside of Congress about its policies. It was about the controversial enforcement of the Indian Removal Act , the conflict with the state of South Carolina , which culminated in the nullification crisis , and the banking policy of the president.
Ramsey then made a political U-turn. He left the Democrats and joined the Whig Party . In the congressional elections of 1840 he was re-elected as their candidate in Congress, where he was able to complete a further legislative period between March 4, 1841 and March 3, 1843. This period was marked by tension between President John Tyler and the Whigs. In addition, a possible annexation of the Republic of Texas , which has been independent of Mexico since 1836, was already being discussed.
In 1842, Robert Ramsey declined to run again. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he worked in agriculture. He died in Warwick on December 12, 1849.
Web links
- Robert Ramsey in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
- Robert Ramsey in the database of Find a Grave (English)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| John Conrad Bucher |
United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania (6th constituency) March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1835 |
Mathias Morris |
| John Davis | United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (6th constituency) March 4, 1841 - March 3, 1843 |
Michael Hutchinson Jenks |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ramsey, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1780 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warminster , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 12, 1849 |
| Place of death | Warwick , Pennsylvania |