William Sterrett Ramsey

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William Sterrett Ramsey (June 12, 1810 - April 6, 1840) was a Democrat member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

William S. Ramsey was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He pursued classical 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.

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• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• The Political Graveyard

Preceded by Charles McClure

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district 1839 - 1840

Succeeded by Amos Gustine