Ramsay Crooks
Ramsay Crooks | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | January 2, 1787 |
| Died | June 6, 1859 (aged 72) |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery, New York City |
| Children | William Crooks and 8 others |
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Ramsay Crooks (2 January 1787 – 6 June 1859) was an American fur trader who was president of the American Fur Company after John Jacob Astor sold out of the company from 1834 to 1839.
Ramsay helped W. Price Hunt to organize and lead an overland trip to Astoria in the Oregon Country for John Jacob Astor in 1809 through 1813, as a partner in the Pacific Fur Company. He became general manager of the American Fur Company in 1817 and became president of the company in 1834.
He was the father of American Civil War Colonel William Crooks who served in the 6th Minnesota Regiment.