Liston B. Ramsey

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Liston B. Ramsey
Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office January 14, 1981 – January 11, 1989
Preceded by	Carl Stewart[1]
Succeeded by	Josephus Mavretic[2]
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
In office January 1, 1967 – January 1, 2001
Preceded by	Constituency established[3]
Succeeded by	Margaret Carpenter[4]
Constituency	47th District (1967-1973) 44th District[5] (1973-1983) 52nd District[6] (1983-2001)
In office January 1, 1961 – January 1, 1965
Preceded by	Fred Herschel Holcombe[7]
Succeeded by	Frances Crafton Ramsey[8]
Constituency	Madison County
Personal details
Born	(1919-02-26)February 26, 1919 Marshall, North Carolina
Died	September 2, 2001(2001-09-02) (aged 82) Madison County, North Carolina
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Florence McDevitt
Children	one daughter
Alma mater	Mars Hill College
Occupation	merchant

Liston Bryan Ramsey (February 26, 1919 – September 2, 2001) was an American politician. A member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for nearly four decades, he held great influence in state government served as Speaker of the House from 1981 until 1989.