Robert C. Word Ramspeck (September 5, 1890 – September 10, 1972) was an American politician and businessman who served nine terms in the

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from Georgia.

Biography

Ramspeck was born in

Decatur, Georgia Decatur () is a city and the county seat of DeKalb County, Georgia, DeKalb County, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. With a population of 24,928 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, th ...

. As a young man he was a federal police officer. He was admitted to the bar in 1920.

Political career

He would go on to be a Democratic congressman from Georgia from 1929 to 1945. In the period of 1941 to 1945 he was

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Later career

He also was very active in air lines and resigned from the

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in 1945 to pursue his involvement in

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where he worked until 1966, as vice-president from 1953 to 1961 and later consultant. Ramspeck was also an active Civitan. Additionally, he served as chairman of the

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from March 16, 1951 until resigning on December 31, 1952.''Civil Service Chief Quits, Wins Praise''
"Toledo Blade" (Toledo, Ohio), Jan 1, 1953

Death and burial

He died while on a visit to

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, and was buried in

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