Person:Justus Ramsey (1)

Watchers
  1. Sen. Alexander Ramsey1815 - 1903
  2. Justus Cornelius Ramsey1821 - 1881
Facts and Events
Name[1] Justus Cornelius Ramsey
Gender Male
Birth[1] 13 Jun 1821 Hummelstown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States
Death[1] 24 Jan 1881 St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United Statescommitted suicide

Notes

  • his father committed suicide when he was five years old and his family split up
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Justus Cornelius Ramsey, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
    includes sources, last accessed Jun 2025.

    Justus Cornelius Ramsey (June 13, 1821 – January 24, 1881) was an American businessman and politician. Born in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, Ramsey moved to Saint Paul, Minnesota Territory in 1849. He was in the real estate and grocery business. A Republican, he served in the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives in 1851, 1853, and 1857. ...

    Ramsey never married. He suffered from dyspepsia, heart disease and depression. He died from a bullet wound in his brain while living in Saint Paul, Minnesota, which was ruled a suicide. ...