John Rathbone Ramsey, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Wyckoff, Bergen County, N.J., April 25, 1862; attended the public schools and a private school in Parkersburg, W.Va., where he lived from 1872 to 1879; studied law in Hackensack, N.J.; was admitted to the bar in 1883 and commenced practice in Hackensack, N.J.; county clerk of Bergen County 1895-1910; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1908; president of the Hackensack Brick Co. 1909-1933; director of several banks; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth and Sixty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1917-March 3, 1921); was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1920; resumed the manufacture of brick; died in Hackensack, N.J., April 10, 1933; interment in Hackensack Cemetery. 

Historical Note:
Alice Huyler Ramsey, John's wife was the first woman to drive a car 4,000 miles from New York to San Francisco and was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, Mich. Among those also inducted with the first woman ever were Warren Avis, founder of the Avis Rent-a-Car; and, posthumously, Enzo Ferrari, founder of the company that bears his name, and Ettore Bugatti, known for his luxury auto designs.

Lodge: Fidelity 113
Residence: Hackensack