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John R. Ramsey | |
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.jpg) Harris & Ewing photo, circa 1917. | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Archibald C. Hart |
| Succeeded by | Randolph Perkins |
| Bergen CountyClerk | |
| In office 1895–1910 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1862-04-25)April 25, 1862 |
| Died | April 10, 1933(1933-04-10) (aged 70) |
| Resting place | Hackensack Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
John Rathbone Ramsey (April 25, 1862 – April 10, 1933) was an AmericanRepublican Party politician who representedNew Jersey's6th congressional district in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1917 to 1921.
Ramsey was born inWyckoff, New Jersey on April 25, 1862. He attended the public schools and a private school inParkersburg, West Virginia, where he lived from 1872 to 1879. He studied law inHackensack, New Jersey, and was admitted to the bar in 1883 and commenced practice in Hackensack. He wascounty clerk ofBergen County from 1895 to 1910 and was a delegate to the1908 Republican National Convention. He was president of the Hackensack Brick Co. from 1909 to 1933 and was director of several banks. His wife was automotive pioneerAlice Huyler Ramsey.
Rathbone was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth and Sixty-sixth Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1917 to March 3, 1921, but was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1920.
After leaving Congress, he resumed the manufacture of brick. Rathbone died in Hackensack on April 10, 1933, and was buried there inHackensack Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's 6th congressional district March 4, 1917-March 3, 1921 | Succeeded by |
