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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—GeorgiaRobert C. Word RAMSPECK
(1890-1972)
RAMSPECK, Robert C. Word,
a Representative from Georgia; born in Decatur, De Kalb County,
Ga., September 5, 1890; attended the public schools and the Donald
Fraser School at Decatur, Ga.; deputy clerk of the superior court
of Georgia 1907-1911; chief clerk of the post office in the United
States House of Representatives in 1911; secretary to Congressman
William Schley Howard in 1912; deputy United States marshal for the
northern district of Georgia 1914-1916; chief deputy United States
marshal 1917-1919; engaged in the insurance and real estate
business 1919-1921; was graduated from the Atlanta (Ga.) Law School
in 1920; was admitted to the bar in 1920; engaged in the newspaper
business in 1922; solicitor for the city court of Decatur, Ga.,
1923-1927; city attorney of Decatur 1927-1929; member of the State
house of representatives in 1929; elected as a Democrat to the
Seventy-first Congress, by special election, October 2, 1929, to
fill the vacancy caused by the death of Leslie J. Steele; reelected
to the eight succeeding Congresses and served from October 2, 1929,
until his resignation on December 31, 1945, to become executive
vice president of the Air Transport Association; chairman,
Committee on Civil Service (Seventy-fourth through Seventy-ninth
Congresses); majority whip (Seventy-seventh through Seventy-ninth
Congresses); chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission
from March 7, 1951, until his resignation on December 31, 1952;
vice president of Eastern Air Lines, Washington, D.C., January 1,
1953, to December 31, 1961; remained a consultant for Eastern Air
Lines until his retirement in 1966; died while on a visit to
Castor, La., September 10, 1972; interment in Decatur City
Cemetery, Decatur, Ga.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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