Pliny Wilson Williamson (September 24, 1876 – October 21, 1958) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life He was born on September 24, 1876, in Russellville, Brown County, Ohio, the son of Albert M. Williamson and Emma (Salisbury) Williamson."Pliny Wilson Williamson" at Salisbury genealogy He graduated from Steele High School in Dayton, Ohio; from Oberlin College; and from Columbia Law School in 1903. He practiced law in New York City. In 1904, he married Jane Louise Humes (died 1941), and they had two children.MRS. PLINY W. WILLIAMSON in the New York Times on April 29, 1941 (subscription required)
Among his clients were the Wright brothers and the Wright Company.PAULHAN IN FLIGHT, HEADED FOR FRANCE in the New York Times on March 22, 1910
He was Supervisor of the Town of Scarsdale from 1929Williamson Is New Supervisor transcribed from the Scarsdale Inquirer, of Scarsdale, on April 26, 1929 to 1934;Quits Scarsdale Post Tonight in the New York Times on December 29, 1934 (subscription required) and was Majority Leader of the Board of Supervisors of Westchester County until 1931.WILLIAMSON QUITS; TAYLOR GETS POST in the New York Times on March 10, 1931 (subscription required)
Williamson was a member of the New York State Senate from 1935 until his death in 1958, sitting in the 158th, 159th, 160th, 161st, 162nd, 163rd, 164th, 165th, 166th, 167th, 168th, 169th, 170th and 171st New York State Legislatures.
He died on October 21, 1958, at his home in Scarsdale, New York.P. W. WILLIAMSON, LE6ISLATOR, DIES in the New York Times on October 22, 1958 (subscription required)
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