Alexander Ramsey (September 8, 1815– April 22, 1903) was an American politician. He served as a Whig and Republican over a variety of offices between the 1840s and the 1880s.
Early years and family
Born in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania on September 8, 1815, Alexander was the eldest of five children of Thomas Ramsey and Elizabeth Kelker (also Kölliker or Köllker). His father was a blacksmith who died bankrupt in 1826, after signing for a note of a friend. Alexander lived with his uncle in Harrisburg, after his family split up to live with relatives. His brother was Justus Cornelius Ramsey, who served in the Minnesota Territorial Legislature.
Ramsey first studied carpentry at Lafayette College but left during his third year. He read law with Hamilton Altrick, and received a bachelor's of law degree from the Dickinson School of Law in 1839. He was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1839.
In 1844 Ramsey married Anna Earl Jenks and they had three children. Only one daughter, Marion, survived past childhood.
Early life and settlement of Rooks County, reading the law
McNulty was born in Canada on March 3, 1841. From the age of fourteen, he farmed and worked as a blacksmith. He was the first person to settle in Rooks County, homesteading the first piece of land there (Section 13, T. 7, R. 18) under the Homestead Act in June, 1871, and he was an incorporator of that county’s first town site of Stocktown township. McNulty subsequently read the law and commenced practice in town as a lawyer. Four of McNulty's brothers were also early settlers of Rooks County. Originally named Stocktown, as the McNulty brothers and many of the County’s other early settlers were cattle dealers, the municipality is today known as Stockton, Kansas and is the County seat of Rooks County.
The Alexander Ramsey House is one of the best-preserved Victorian era homes in America.
published: 12 Sep 2012
Who was Alexander Ramsey?
Alexander Ramsey was the first Territorial Governor of Minnesota. He also acted as Governor of Minnesota during the U.S. - Dakota War of 1862.
Colin Mustful is a Minnesota author and historian with a unique story-telling style that tells History Through Fiction. His work focuses on Minnesota and surrounding regions during the complex transitional period as land was transferred from Native peoples to American hands. Mustful strives to create compelling stories about the real-life people and events of a tumultuous and misunderstood past. You can learn more about Colin and his work at https://www.colinmustful.com
Check out these other resources by historian/author Colin Mustful.
Novels
Fate of the Dakota: A Novel and Resource on the U.S.- Dakota War of 1862 - https://www.amazon.com/Fate-D...
published: 21 Aug 2017
C-SPAN Cities Tour - Saint Paul: Alexander Ramsey House
Learn about Minnesota’s first territorial governor, Alexander Ramsey, by visiting his Victorian-era home filled with thousands of original family items and furnishings. Ramsey served as the first Territorial Governor of Minnesota from June 1, 1849 to May 15, 1853 as a member of the Whig Party. In 1861, Ramsey was the first state governor to answer President Abraham Lincoln's call for troops at the outbreak of the Civil War. Ramsey went on to be elected as a U.S. Senator and served as Secretary of War under President Rutherford B. Hayes. Jayne Becker, Historic Site Manager at the Ramsey House, will tell his story through a tour of the home and a look at the collection that it houses.
published: 19 Sep 2014
[SPNN] ATA Feature: Alexander Ramsey House
Experience a true Victorian Christmas. The 11,000-square-foot Ramsey House is completely decorated in authentic Victorian style, including a grand Christmas tree with original 1870s family ornaments, the dining room table set for a lavish meal, and pine garlands on the front porch and grand staircase. Hour-long tours led by costumed guides incorporate tidbits from family letters and diaries, while elegant music is played on the 1875 Steinway piano and a costumed Ramsey servant serves freshly baked Christmas cookies. Visitors also can sip hot cider while shopping for Victorian replica ornaments and other gift items in the Carriage House shop.
Alexander Ramsey was the first Territorial Governor of Minnesota. He also acted as Governor of Minnesota during the U.S. - Dakota War of 1862.
Colin Mustful is...
Alexander Ramsey was the first Territorial Governor of Minnesota. He also acted as Governor of Minnesota during the U.S. - Dakota War of 1862.
Colin Mustful is a Minnesota author and historian with a unique story-telling style that tells History Through Fiction. His work focuses on Minnesota and surrounding regions during the complex transitional period as land was transferred from Native peoples to American hands. Mustful strives to create compelling stories about the real-life people and events of a tumultuous and misunderstood past. You can learn more about Colin and his work at https://www.colinmustful.com
Check out these other resources by historian/author Colin Mustful.
Novels
Fate of the Dakota: A Novel and Resource on the U.S.- Dakota War of 1862 - https://www.amazon.com/Fate-Dakota-Novel-Resource-U-S/dp/1329675258
Grace at Spirit Lake - https://www.amazon.com/Grace-Spirit-Lake-Colin-Mustful/dp/1483412652
Ceding Contempt: Minnesota’s Most Significant Historical Event - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1483448592
Resisting Removal: The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850 - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08WYCRV94
Online Textbook
Confronting Minnesota’s Past: A Resource to Test Your Understanding on the U.S. - Dakota War of 1862 - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N6BEYE0
Online Educational Course
The U.S. - Dakota War of 1862 - https://www.udemy.com/course/the-us-dakota-war-of-1862/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/ColinMustful
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/colinmustful
Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Colin-Mustful/e/B00J8X3MC8
Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7367036.Colin_Mustful
Images sourced from Minnesota Historical Society Collections. Information sourced from "Alexander Ramsey," The U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, http://www.usdakotawar.org/history/alexander-ramsey; J. Fletcher Williams, A History of the City of St. Paul and the County of Ramsey, Minnesota, (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society, 1876); and Michael Burlingame, Abraham Lincoln: A Life, Vol. 2, (Baltimore: The John Hopkins University Press, 2008). Music sourced from Apple Loops.
Alexander Ramsey was the first Territorial Governor of Minnesota. He also acted as Governor of Minnesota during the U.S. - Dakota War of 1862.
Colin Mustful is a Minnesota author and historian with a unique story-telling style that tells History Through Fiction. His work focuses on Minnesota and surrounding regions during the complex transitional period as land was transferred from Native peoples to American hands. Mustful strives to create compelling stories about the real-life people and events of a tumultuous and misunderstood past. You can learn more about Colin and his work at https://www.colinmustful.com
Check out these other resources by historian/author Colin Mustful.
Novels
Fate of the Dakota: A Novel and Resource on the U.S.- Dakota War of 1862 - https://www.amazon.com/Fate-Dakota-Novel-Resource-U-S/dp/1329675258
Grace at Spirit Lake - https://www.amazon.com/Grace-Spirit-Lake-Colin-Mustful/dp/1483412652
Ceding Contempt: Minnesota’s Most Significant Historical Event - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1483448592
Resisting Removal: The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850 - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08WYCRV94
Online Textbook
Confronting Minnesota’s Past: A Resource to Test Your Understanding on the U.S. - Dakota War of 1862 - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N6BEYE0
Online Educational Course
The U.S. - Dakota War of 1862 - https://www.udemy.com/course/the-us-dakota-war-of-1862/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/ColinMustful
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/colinmustful
Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Colin-Mustful/e/B00J8X3MC8
Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7367036.Colin_Mustful
Images sourced from Minnesota Historical Society Collections. Information sourced from "Alexander Ramsey," The U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, http://www.usdakotawar.org/history/alexander-ramsey; J. Fletcher Williams, A History of the City of St. Paul and the County of Ramsey, Minnesota, (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society, 1876); and Michael Burlingame, Abraham Lincoln: A Life, Vol. 2, (Baltimore: The John Hopkins University Press, 2008). Music sourced from Apple Loops.
Learn about Minnesota’s first territorial governor, Alexander Ramsey, by visiting his Victorian-era home filled with thousands of original family items and furn...
Learn about Minnesota’s first territorial governor, Alexander Ramsey, by visiting his Victorian-era home filled with thousands of original family items and furnishings. Ramsey served as the first Territorial Governor of Minnesota from June 1, 1849 to May 15, 1853 as a member of the Whig Party. In 1861, Ramsey was the first state governor to answer President Abraham Lincoln's call for troops at the outbreak of the Civil War. Ramsey went on to be elected as a U.S. Senator and served as Secretary of War under President Rutherford B. Hayes. Jayne Becker, Historic Site Manager at the Ramsey House, will tell his story through a tour of the home and a look at the collection that it houses.
Learn about Minnesota’s first territorial governor, Alexander Ramsey, by visiting his Victorian-era home filled with thousands of original family items and furnishings. Ramsey served as the first Territorial Governor of Minnesota from June 1, 1849 to May 15, 1853 as a member of the Whig Party. In 1861, Ramsey was the first state governor to answer President Abraham Lincoln's call for troops at the outbreak of the Civil War. Ramsey went on to be elected as a U.S. Senator and served as Secretary of War under President Rutherford B. Hayes. Jayne Becker, Historic Site Manager at the Ramsey House, will tell his story through a tour of the home and a look at the collection that it houses.
Experience a true Victorian Christmas. The 11,000-square-foot Ramsey House is completely decorated in authentic Victorian style, including a grand Christmas tre...
Experience a true Victorian Christmas. The 11,000-square-foot Ramsey House is completely decorated in authentic Victorian style, including a grand Christmas tree with original 1870s family ornaments, the dining room table set for a lavish meal, and pine garlands on the front porch and grand staircase. Hour-long tours led by costumed guides incorporate tidbits from family letters and diaries, while elegant music is played on the 1875 Steinway piano and a costumed Ramsey servant serves freshly baked Christmas cookies. Visitors also can sip hot cider while shopping for Victorian replica ornaments and other gift items in the Carriage House shop.
Experience a true Victorian Christmas. The 11,000-square-foot Ramsey House is completely decorated in authentic Victorian style, including a grand Christmas tree with original 1870s family ornaments, the dining room table set for a lavish meal, and pine garlands on the front porch and grand staircase. Hour-long tours led by costumed guides incorporate tidbits from family letters and diaries, while elegant music is played on the 1875 Steinway piano and a costumed Ramsey servant serves freshly baked Christmas cookies. Visitors also can sip hot cider while shopping for Victorian replica ornaments and other gift items in the Carriage House shop.
Alexander Ramsey was the first Territorial Governor of Minnesota. He also acted as Governor of Minnesota during the U.S. - Dakota War of 1862.
Colin Mustful is a Minnesota author and historian with a unique story-telling style that tells History Through Fiction. His work focuses on Minnesota and surrounding regions during the complex transitional period as land was transferred from Native peoples to American hands. Mustful strives to create compelling stories about the real-life people and events of a tumultuous and misunderstood past. You can learn more about Colin and his work at https://www.colinmustful.com
Check out these other resources by historian/author Colin Mustful.
Novels
Fate of the Dakota: A Novel and Resource on the U.S.- Dakota War of 1862 - https://www.amazon.com/Fate-Dakota-Novel-Resource-U-S/dp/1329675258
Grace at Spirit Lake - https://www.amazon.com/Grace-Spirit-Lake-Colin-Mustful/dp/1483412652
Ceding Contempt: Minnesota’s Most Significant Historical Event - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1483448592
Resisting Removal: The Sandy Lake Tragedy of 1850 - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08WYCRV94
Online Textbook
Confronting Minnesota’s Past: A Resource to Test Your Understanding on the U.S. - Dakota War of 1862 - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N6BEYE0
Online Educational Course
The U.S. - Dakota War of 1862 - https://www.udemy.com/course/the-us-dakota-war-of-1862/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/ColinMustful
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/colinmustful
Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Colin-Mustful/e/B00J8X3MC8
Goodreads - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7367036.Colin_Mustful
Images sourced from Minnesota Historical Society Collections. Information sourced from "Alexander Ramsey," The U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, http://www.usdakotawar.org/history/alexander-ramsey; J. Fletcher Williams, A History of the City of St. Paul and the County of Ramsey, Minnesota, (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society, 1876); and Michael Burlingame, Abraham Lincoln: A Life, Vol. 2, (Baltimore: The John Hopkins University Press, 2008). Music sourced from Apple Loops.
Learn about Minnesota’s first territorial governor, Alexander Ramsey, by visiting his Victorian-era home filled with thousands of original family items and furnishings. Ramsey served as the first Territorial Governor of Minnesota from June 1, 1849 to May 15, 1853 as a member of the Whig Party. In 1861, Ramsey was the first state governor to answer President Abraham Lincoln's call for troops at the outbreak of the Civil War. Ramsey went on to be elected as a U.S. Senator and served as Secretary of War under President Rutherford B. Hayes. Jayne Becker, Historic Site Manager at the Ramsey House, will tell his story through a tour of the home and a look at the collection that it houses.
Experience a true Victorian Christmas. The 11,000-square-foot Ramsey House is completely decorated in authentic Victorian style, including a grand Christmas tree with original 1870s family ornaments, the dining room table set for a lavish meal, and pine garlands on the front porch and grand staircase. Hour-long tours led by costumed guides incorporate tidbits from family letters and diaries, while elegant music is played on the 1875 Steinway piano and a costumed Ramsey servant serves freshly baked Christmas cookies. Visitors also can sip hot cider while shopping for Victorian replica ornaments and other gift items in the Carriage House shop.
Alexander Ramsey (September 8, 1815– April 22, 1903) was an American politician. He served as a Whig and Republican over a variety of offices between the 1840s and the 1880s.
Early years and family
Born in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania on September 8, 1815, Alexander was the eldest of five children of Thomas Ramsey and Elizabeth Kelker (also Kölliker or Köllker). His father was a blacksmith who died bankrupt in 1826, after signing for a note of a friend. Alexander lived with his uncle in Harrisburg, after his family split up to live with relatives. His brother was Justus Cornelius Ramsey, who served in the Minnesota Territorial Legislature.
Ramsey first studied carpentry at Lafayette College but left during his third year. He read law with Hamilton Altrick, and received a bachelor's of law degree from the Dickinson School of Law in 1839. He was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1839.
In 1844 Ramsey married Anna Earl Jenks and they had three children. Only one daughter, Marion, survived past childhood.
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