- If you're referring to the British composer, see Robert Ramsey (composer).
Robert Ramsey (February 15, 1780 – December 12, 1849) was born in Warminster Township, Pennsylvania on February 15, 1780. He attended school in Hartsville, Pennsylvania. He served in the Pennsylvania General Assembly from 1825 to 1831 and served in the 23rd United States Congress as a Jacksonian from Pennsylvania's sixth district, March 4, 1833 to March 3, 1835. He didn't run for a second term to the 24th Congress, but did win reelection later in 1840 to the 27th Congress, still representing the sixth district, but this time as a Whig. He served from March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1843. He once again did not run for reelection and instead left congress to engaged in agricultural pursuits. Ramsey died in Warwick, Pennsylvania on December 12, 1849. He was interred at Neshaminy Cemetery in Hartsville.
External links
- United States Congress. "Robert Ramsey (id: R000028)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Robert Ramsey at Find a Grave
- Robert Ramsey at The Political Graveyard
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byJohn C. Bucher | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district 1833–1835 |
Succeeded byMathias Morris |
| Preceded byJohn Davis | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district 1841–1843 |
Succeeded byMichael H. Jenks |
 | This article about a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |
- 1780 births
- 1849 deaths
- Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- 19th-century people from Pennsylvania
- People from Warminster, Pennsylvania
- 19th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
- 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
- Pennsylvania United States Representative stubs