David Ramsay (April 2, 1749 – May 8, 1815) was an American physician and historian from Charleston, South Carolina. He served as a South Carolina delegate to the Continental Congress in 1782–1783 and again in 1785–1786. April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... Events While in debtors prison, John Cleland writes Fanny Hill (Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure). ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Charleston, South Carolinas Oldest City Charleston is an American city located in Charleston County, South Carolina. ... State nickname: Palmetto State Other U.S. States Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Governor Mark Sanford Official languages English Area 82,965 km² (40th)  - Land 78,051 km²  - Water 4,915 km² (6%) Population (2000)  - Population {{{2000Pop}}} (26th)  - Density 51. ... The Continental Congress was the federal legislature of the Thirteen Colonies and later of the United States from 1774 to 1789, a period that included the American Revolutionary War and the Articles of Confederation. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

The son of an Irish emigrant, he was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He graduated at Princeton University in 1765, received his bachelor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 1773, and settled as a physician at Charleston, South Carolina, where he had a large practice. Location in the state of Pennsylvania Formed May 10, 1729 Seat Lancaster Area  - Total  - Water 2,548 km² (984 mi²) 90 km² (35 mi²) 3. ... Princeton University, located in Princeton, New Jersey, is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States. ... 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Bachelor of Medicine, abbreviated BM is an academic degree abbreviation denoting the degree obtained after studying Medicine at University. ... The University of Pennsylvania (commonly referred to as Penn or UPenn, although the former is the preferred and recognized nickname of the University) is a private university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and a member of the Ivy League. ... 1773 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Charleston, South Carolinas Oldest City Charleston is an American city located in Charleston County, South Carolina. ...

During the American Revolutionary War he served as a field-surgeon (1780–1781), and from 1776 to 1783 he was a member of the South Carolina legislature. Having acted as one of the council of safety at Charleston, he was, on the capture of that city in 1780. seized by the British as a hostage, and for nearly a year was kept in confinement at St. Augustine, Florida. From 1782 to 1786 he served in the Continental Congress, and from 1801 to 1815 in the state Senate, of which he was long president. The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen North American colonies. ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1781 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the year 1776. ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The South Carolina General Assembly (also called the South Carolina Legislature) is the legislative branch of South Carolina and consists of the South Carolina House of Representatives and the South Carolina Senate. ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Five flags have flown over St. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Continental Congress was the federal legislature of the Thirteen Colonies and later of the United States from 1774 to 1789, a period that included the American Revolutionary War and the Articles of Confederation. ... 1801 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1785 he published in two volumes History of the Revolution of South Carolina, in 1789 in two volumes History of the American Revolution, in 1807 a Life of Washington, and in 1809 in two volumes a History of South Carolina. He was also the author of several minor works. 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

He died at Charleston on May 8, 1815 from a wound inflicted by a lunatic. His History of the United States in three volumes was published posthumously in 1816–1817, and forms the first three volumes of his Universal History Americanized, published in twelve volumes in 1819. May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1816 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1819 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

External link

• biographic sketch at U.S. Congress website

References

• This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.