August Ramsay

August Ramsay
Ramsay in 1884
Minister of Finance
In office
17 April 1919 – 15 August 1919
Preceded byKaarlo Castrén
Succeeded byJohannes Lundson
Personal details
Born15 March 1859
Dalsbruk, Dragsfjärd
Died23 July 1943(1943-07-23) (aged 84)
Espoo
Political partySwedish People's Party

August Ramsay (15 March 1859 – 23 July 1943) was a Finnish mathematician, banker and insurance executive.

Ramsay was promoted to doctor of philosophy from Imperial Alexander University in 1882. From 1891 Ramsay served as Finland's first insurance reviewer until 1895, when he became CEO of the Finnish Urban Mortgage Fund. From 1897 to 1899, Ramsay served as a member of the Finance Committee and the State Railways Committee. From May to August 1901, Ramsay was a member of the Senate of Finland. From November 1902, Ramsay served as the first managing director of the Mutual Fire Aid Association of Finnish Industrialists until 1913. From 1916 to 1939, Ramsay was a member of the board of directors of the same company and from 1940 to 1943 the chairman of the company's board of directors.[1]

Ramsay represented his noble family of Scottish origin in the Diet of Finland from 1885 to 1906.[2][3]

Ramsay served as Minister of Finance for 121 days Kaarlo Castrén's Minority Government in 1919, representing the Swedish People's Party.[4] From 1923 to 1924, Ramsay served as the governor of the Bank of Finland and as the chairman of the executive board.[5] Ramsay served as Member of Parliament for the Uusimaa constituency from 1 April 1919 to 4 September 1922.[6]

Personal life

Ramsay's mother Emmy Tham was from Falun, Sweden.[7] He was married to the historian Jully Ramsay.[8] Their son was Henrik Ramsay. August's brothers were Wilhelm Ramsay and Wolter Ramsay [fi].[9]  

References

  1. ^ "Historia". www.finanssivalvonta.fi.
  2. ^ "BLF". www.blf.fi.
  3. ^ Landgrén, Lars-Folke [in Finnish] (18 July 2000). "August Ramsay". BiographySampo [fi] (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Ramsay, August". Valtioneuvosto.
  5. ^ Pankki, Suomen. "Johtokunnan jäsenet ja puheenjohtajat Suomen Pankin historiassa". Suomen Pankki.
  6. ^ "August Ramsay". www.eduskunta.fi.
  7. ^ Lehtinen, Martti (4 May 2001). "Wilhelm Ramsay". BiographySampo [fi] (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  8. ^ "RAMSAY, Jully". BLF.fi (in Swedish). Bibliografiska Lexikon för Finland.
  9. ^ "Etusivu". kansallisbiografia.fi.
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of the Bank of Finland
1923-1924 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Finance of Finland
1919 		Succeeded by