Albert C. Ramsey (1813-1869)
Albert Ramsey was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1813. He and his brother, William Sterritt Ramsey, were the sons of William Ramsey (1779-1831) who was the Jacksonian representative during the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd United States Congresses and died in office. Both brothers entered the local Dickinson College with the class of 1830 but did not graduate. Both brothers were, however, elected to the Union Philosophical Society at the College, Albert in the class of 1829 and William with the class of 1830.
Few other details of Ramsey's early life are available but he was admitted to the York County bar in November 1834. According to items held in the Gettysburg College Special Collections, he received a master's degree in 1838 from Pennyslvania College in Gettysburg. He had served as District Attorney and was also editor of the York Democratic Press.