Edwin T. Ramsey, M. D. Biography


	This biography appears on pages 122-123 in "History of Dakota Territory" 
	by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. IV (1915) and was scanned, 
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				EDWIN T. RAMSEY, M. D. 

	Dr. Edwin T. Ramsey is one of the most widely known and 
successful physicians of Clark county and is thoroughly progressive and 
up-to-date in all matters pertaining to his profession. He was born in 
London, Ontario, on the 29th of April, 1877, a son of Edwin and 
Isabella (Henderson) Ramsey. The father was a native of Hull, England, 
and the mother of County Durham, that country. The former went to 
Canada with his parents as a child and the latter emigrated to the 
Dominion as a young woman, They were married in London, Ontario, where 
Mr. Ramsey, Sr., was for many years prominently identified with 
contracting and building. He died in 1912, having for almost a quarter 
of a century survived his wife, who passed away in 1888. 

	Dr. Edwin T. Ramsey was reared under the parental roof and 
attended the public schools of London, Ontario, in the acquirement of 
his early education. He completed his high-school work in 1896 and then 
began his professional study, entering the medical department of the 
Western University of London, from which he was graduated with the 
chess of 1900. He spent a short time in practice in Loomis, Nebraska, 
and then came to South Dakota in the fall of 1901, locating in Clark, 
where he has since remained. He is one of the foremost practitioners of 
northeastern South Dakota his position of leadership in his profession 
is due to a large extent to his constant study For some years past he 
has spent a month or more in Chicago or Philadelphia every fall 
attending the clinics of those medical centers and familiarizing 
himself with the most approved methods of procedure and the latest 
discoveries in the field of medical science. He is a member of the 
Watertown District Medical Society, of which he was the first 
president; and also holds membership in the Sioux Valley Medical 
Society; the South Dakota State Medical Society of which he served as 
president in 1905; and tbe American Medical Association. For the past 
eight years he has been superintendent of the county board of health 
and for the same length of time has been county coroner. His practice 
is large and representative, and he has the unqualified respect of his 
colleagues, who often call him in consultation.  

	Dr. Ramsey was married in 1910 to Miss Harriett Bennett of Clark 
who is a daughter of Eugene and Emma L. Bennett and a granddaughter of 
Judge John Bennett, one of the first supreme court judges of South 
Dakota. Her father is deceased, having been buried on New Year's day, 
1906, but her mother is still living and continues to make her home in 
Clark.

	The Doctor gives his political support to the men and measures of 
the republican party. Fraternally he belongs to Clark Lodge, No. 46, A. 
F. & A. M., of which he is now worthy master and is also connected with 
Olivet Chapter No. 28, R. A. M., at Clark, of which he is high priest; 
Watertown Commandery No 7 K. T.; Aberdeen Consistory, No. 4, A. & A. S. 
R.; and Yelduz Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S. of Aberdeen. Dr. Ramsey is as 
highly esteemed as a man and citizen as he is as a physician and 
surgeon and his many admirable qualities have gained him a host of warm 
personal friends.