William Ramsey (politician)

William Ramsey (born September 7, 1779 in Sterretts Gap , Cumberland County , Pennsylvania , †  September 29, 1831 in Carlisle , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1827 and 1831 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Ramsey attended public schools in his home country. In 1803 he was appointed Surveyor in Cumberland County . He was also a clerk at the guardianship court there. After studying law and being admitted to the bar, he began working in this profession in Carlisle. In the 1820s he joined the movement around the future US President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the Democratic Party founded by this in 1828 .

In the congressional election of 1826 , Ramsey was elected to the Eleventh Constituency of Pennsylvania to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded John Findlay on March 4, 1827 . After two re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his death on September 29, 1831 . This period was marked by heated discussions between the supporters of Andrew Jackson and those of President John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay until 1829 . 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.

Web links

• William Ramsey in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• William Ramsey in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
John Findlay	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (11th constituency) with James Wilson March 4, 1827 - September 29, 1831	Robert McCoy