C. P. Ramsdell (c. 1825 to September 16, 1882)[1] was a newspaper founder, U.S. marshal,[2] and state legislator in Pennsylvania[3] and Virginia.[4] He was a Republican. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1871 to 1873.[5] He lived in Surry County, Virginia.[6]
He was born in Otsego County, New York.[4]
He wrote to U.S. president Abraham Lincoln in 1861 in support of an appointment for Lloyd Jones Esq.[7] He published and edited the Venango Citizen and served in the Pennsylvania Legislature.[8] He was elected Assistant Clerk of the Pennsylvania Senate.[9]
He served as U.S. Marshal for the eastern district of Virginia.[10] He was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia but lost to Robert E. Withers.[4][11] He advocated for immigration to Virginia.[12]
References edit
- ^ "Star Almanac for ..." November 15, 1882 – via Google Books.
- ^ "House documents". November 15, 1881 – via Google Books.
- ^ Babcock, Charles Almanzo (November 15, 1919). "Venango County, Pennsylvania: Her Pioneers and People, Embracing a General History of the County, and a Genealogical and Biographical Record of Representative Families". J. H. Beers – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c "c.p. ramsdell - Google Search". www.google.com.
- ^ "House History". history.house.virginia.gov.
- ^ Bruce, Philip Alexander; Stanard, William Glover (November 15, 1954). "The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography". Virginia Historical Society. – via Google Books.
- ^ "Letter from C.P. Ramsdell to Abraham Lincoln | The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection". www.lincolncollection.org.
- ^ Instruction, Pennsylvania Dept of Public (November 15, 1878). "Report" – via Google Books.
- ^ Senate, Pennsylvania General Assembly (November 15, 1861). "Journal" – via Google Books.
- ^ Congress, United States (November 15, 1877). "Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- ^ Delegates, Virginia General Assembly House of (November 15, 1874). "Journal of the House of Delegates of the Commonwealth of Virginia". Commonwealth of Virginia – via Google Books.
- ^ "CP Ramsdell exhorts northerners to immigrate to Virginia". The Daily State Journal. December 23, 1873. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.