Alexander Ramsay (Australian politician)
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Alexander Gordon Culbert Ramsay (10 October 1863 – 2 August 1925) was an Australian politician.
Born in Williamstown
to Scottish-born engineer Alexander Culbert Ramsay and Mary Jane Whan, he worked as a mechanical engineer in Western Australia
before returning to Victoria
to work for the Vacuum Oil Company. He was later chairman of the oil company Ramsay & treganowan and a sergeant in the Williamstown Artillery Battery. Around 1886 he married Florence Louisa Blyth. In 1900 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly
as the Liberal member for Williamstown
, serving until his defeat in 1904. Ramsay died in 1925 at Williamstown.
Born in Williamstown
Williamstown, Victoria
Williamstown is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hobsons Bay. At the 2006 Census, Williamstown had a population of 12,733....
to Scottish-born engineer Alexander Culbert Ramsay and Mary Jane Whan, he worked as a mechanical engineer in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
before returning to Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
to work for the Vacuum Oil Company. He was later chairman of the oil company Ramsay & treganowan and a sergeant in the Williamstown Artillery Battery. Around 1886 he married Florence Louisa Blyth. In 1900 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
as the Liberal member for Williamstown
Electoral district of Williamstown
Williamstown is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. It is a 33 km² urban electorate in the inner south-western suburbs of Melbourne, encompassing the suburbs of Brooklyn, Newport, Spotswood, Williamstown and Yarraville...
, serving until his defeat in 1904. Ramsay died in 1925 at Williamstown.