Thomas Donald Ramsay
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Thomas Donald Ramsay
| image =
| caption =
| nationality = American
| state_house = Texas
| district = 2nd
| term_start = January 12, 1993
| term_end = January 14, 2003
| predecessor = Lyndon Pete Patterson
| successor = Dan Flynn
| state_house2 = Texas
| district2 = 8th
| party = Democratic
| term_start2 = November 10, 1992
| term_end2 = January 12, 1993
| predecessor2 = Sam W. Russell
| successor2 = Paul Sadler
| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|12|14}}
| death_date = {{death date and age | 2022|07|09 | 1939|12|14 | mf=yes}}
| death_place = Franklin County, Texas, U.S.
| resting_place =
| birth_place = Mount Vernon, Texas, U.S.
| occupation = Broker
| residence = Mount Vernon, Texas, U.S.
| spouse = Laurie Lynn Manning
| children = 4
| religion =
| alma_mater = Southern Methodist University
| website =
| footnotes =
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Thomas Donald Ramsay, known as Tom Ramsay (December 14, 1939 – July 9, 2022), was a Texas state representative, who represented Districts 8 and 2 from 1992 to 2003 as a Democrat. He did not seek reelection in 2002 and was succeeded by the Republican Dan Flynn.{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=226&searchparams=chamber=H~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=2~first=~gender=~last=~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|website=www.lrl.state.tx.us|title=Legislature Reference Library of Texas|accessdate=May 13, 2018}}
Life
Ramsay was born in Mount Vernon, Texas, to T. Landon Ramsay and Mozelle Coe. In 1962, he earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Southern Methodist University. He married Laurie Lynn Manning and had four children together.
{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/5569/tom-ramsay#.WvixLHRe7IU|website=votesmart.org|title=Tom Ramsay's Biography|accessdate=May 13, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.texastribune.org/directory/tom-ramsay/|website=www.texastribune.org|title=Tom Ramsay|accessdate=May 13, 2018}}
Before being elected to the State House, he was a real estate developer and a member of the Mount Vernon school board.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-12 |title=Obituaries in Austin, TX {{!}} Austin American-Statesman |url=https://statesman.com/obituaries/paco0252766 |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=statesman.com |language=en}} He served in the Texas Air National Guard for six years and was a founder of the Franklin National Bank.{{cite web|url=https://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/Tom-Ramsay-Democrat-2100112.php|website=www.chron.com|title=Tom Ramsay, Democrat|date= July 17, 2002|accessdate=May 13, 2018}}
Ramsay died on July 9, 2022. He was survived by his wife and four children.
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Category:Businesspeople from Texas
Category:Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives
Category:People from Robertson County, Texas
Category:20th-century members of the Texas Legislature
Category:21st-century members of the Texas Legislature
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