U.S. Confederate Congressman. After graduating from Davidson College in 1838, he studied medicine while he taught school for a year. He graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1848 and opened a medical practice on his farm estate in Palermo, North Carolina. Politically active in his district, he was elected the first president of the Rowan County Medical Society in 1849 and served as a member of the North Carolina Senate (1856 to 1864). Due to the conflicts with the Union during the Civil War, he supported Confederate President Jefferson Davis and was elected a Whig to the Second Confederate Congress, serving (1864 to 1865). While in the Confederate Congress, Ramsay was a member of the Medical Department and Naval Affairs and worked consistently with President Jefferson Davis to seek peace terms with the United States. After the war, Ramsay voted in favor at the state convention to return North Carolina to the Union. He also became a Republican, was a Presidential elector in 1872, again served in the North Carolina Senate in 1883, and practiced medicine until his death.
U.S. Confederate Congressman. After graduating from Davidson College in 1838, he studied medicine while he taught school for a year. He graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in 1848 and opened a medical practice on his farm estate in Palermo, North Carolina. Politically active in his district, he was elected the first president of the Rowan County Medical Society in 1849 and served as a member of the North Carolina Senate (1856 to 1864). Due to the conflicts with the Union during the Civil War, he supported Confederate President Jefferson Davis and was elected a Whig to the Second Confederate Congress, serving (1864 to 1865). While in the Confederate Congress, Ramsay was a member of the Medical Department and Naval Affairs and worked consistently with President Jefferson Davis to seek peace terms with the United States. After the war, Ramsay voted in favor at the state convention to return North Carolina to the Union. He also became a Republican, was a Presidential elector in 1872, again served in the North Carolina Senate in 1883, and practiced medicine until his death.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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JAMES GRAHAM RAMSAY.
51 Years A Practicing Physician.
49 Years A Ruling Elder in Third Creek Church.
10 Years A State Senator.
Member of the Confederate State Congress.
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