Ramsay, David, 1749-1815
David Ramsay (April 2, 1749 – May 8, 1815) was an American physician, public official, and historian from Charleston, South Carolina. He was one of the first major historians of the American Revolutionary War. During the Revolution he served in the South Carolina legislature until he was captured by the British. After his release he served as a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1782 to 1783 and again from 1785 to 1786. Afterwards he served in the South Carolina legislature until retiring from public service.
Born in Lancaster County in the Colony of Pennsylvania, Ramsay attended the common schools before graduating from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania. After initially practicing in Cecil County, Maryland, he settled in Charleston, South Carolina in 1773. During the American Revolutionary War, Ramsay served from 1776 to 1783 as a member of the South Carolina legislature. During the Siege of Charleston in 1780, when Charleston was attacked by the British, Ramsay served with the South Carolina militia as a field surgeon. He was captured when the British occupied Charleston, and was imprisoned for nearly a year at St. Augustine, Florida, until he was exchanged.
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