Robert C. Word Ramspeck (September 5, 1890 – September 10, 1972
) was an American politician and businessman.
Ramspeck was born in
Decatur, Georgia. As a young man he was a federal police officer. He was admitted to the bar in 1920. He would go on to be a
Democratic congressman from Georgia from 1929 to 1945. In the period of 1941 to 1945 he was
House Majority Whip
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. He also was very active in air lines and resigned from the
United States Congress
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in 1945 to pursue his involvement in
Eastern Air Lines where he worked until 1966, as Vice-President from 1953 to 1961 and later consultant. Ramspeck was also an active
Civitan.
He died while on a visit to
Castor, Louisiana, and was buried in
Decatur Cemetery.
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1890 births
1972 deaths
People from Decatur, Georgia
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia (U.S. state) lawyers
Eastern Air Lines
American police officers
20th-century American politicians
20th-century American lawyers
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