Justus Cornelius Ramsey (June 13, 1821 – January 24, 1881) was an American businessman and politician. Born in

Hummelstown, Pennsylvania Hummelstown is a borough in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,535 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Harrisburg– Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Originally named Fredrickstown, the town was establ ...

, Ramsey moved to

Saint Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

Minnesota Territory The Territory of Minnesota was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 3, 1849, until May 11, 1858, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Minnesota and west ...

in 1849. He was in the real estate and grocery business. A

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, he served in the Minnesota Territorial House of Representatives in 1851, 1853, and 1857.

Family and death

His brother was

Alexander Ramsey 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. He was the first Minnesota Territorial Governor. Early years and fam ...

who served as

Governor of Minnesota The governor of Minnesota is the head of government of the U.S. state of Minnesota, leading the state's executive branch. Forty people have been governor of Minnesota, though historically there were also three governors of Minnesota Territory. ...

. Ramsey never married. He suffered from

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and depression. He died from a bullet wound in his brain while living in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His death was ruled a suicide.

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1821 births 1881 deaths Minnesota Republicans People from Hummelstown, Pennsylvania Politicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota Businesspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota Members of the Minnesota Territorial Legislature American politicians who committed suicide Suicides by firearm in Minnesota 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American businesspeople 1880s suicides {{Minnesota-politician-stub