William Williamson (politician)

William Williamson

William Williamson (born October 7, 1875 in New Sharon , Mahaska County , Iowa , † July 15, 1972 in Custer , South Dakota ) was an American politician . Between 1921 and 1933 he represented the third constituency of the state of South Dakota in the US House of Representatives .

Early years

In 1882, Williamson and his parents came to Plankinton in Aurora County in what was then the Dakota Territory . There he attended public school, and later the Wayne Normal School in Nebraska . In the following years he worked in agriculture and as a teacher. He then studied law at the University of South Dakota, among other things. After his admission to the bar in 1905, he began working in his new profession in Oacoma , South Dakota. Together with his brother he founded the newspapers "Murdo Coyote" and "Prairie Sun".

Political career

William Williamson became a member of the Republicans , whose federal convention he attended in 1912 as a delegate. From 1905 to 1911 he was a district attorney in Lyman County and from 1911 to 1921 he was a judge in the eleventh judicial district of South Dakota. In 1920 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in the third constituency of his state against incumbent Harry Gandy . After the corresponding re-elections, he was able to complete seven legislative terms in Congress between March 4, 1921 and March 3, 1933 . During this time he temporarily chaired the Ministry of Interior's Expenditures Monitoring Committee and was a member of the Committee on Executive Departments . In 1932 the third electoral district was abolished. After he had unsuccessfully applied in another district to remain in Congress, Williamson had to resign on March 3, 1933 from the House of Representatives.

Another résumé

After returning from Washington , Williamson worked as a lawyer in Rapid City . He then worked for the Attorney General of South Dakota. Between 1939 and 1951 he was also an advisor to the commission dealing with public utilities. He also advised the Ministry of Insurance in his state. From 1950 until his death he was employed by an insurance company. Since 1928, William Williamson was also a member of the Commission for the Care of the Mount Rushmore Monument. He died in 1972 at the age of 96.

Web links

• William Williamson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• William Williamson in the database of Find a Grave (English)