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William Williamson

U.S. Representative from South Dakota (1875-1972)

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William Williamson

U.S. Representative from South Dakota (1875-1972)

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William Williamson was an American teacher, lawyer, and judge who served as a U.S. representative from South Dakota's 3rd congressional district from 1921 to 1933, as a member of the Republican Party. He was the final representative of the 3rd district before its dissolution.

Occupation: politician, lawyer, judge, jurist
Position held: United States representative
Citizenship: United States
Born: October 7, 1875
Died: July 15, 1972

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William Williamson (October 7, 1875 – July 15, 1972) was an American teacher, a lawyer, a and judge who served as a U.S. Representative from South Dakota from 1921 to 1933. He was the last U.S. Representative from the third district of South Dakota. Biography William Williamson was born near New Sharon in Mahaska County, Iowa, to the Norwegian immigrants Vilum Vilumson Halleland and Maren Ingebretsdatter Erland, who had left their homeplace in Skjold near Haugesund in 1872. As an adult, William Williamson did comprehend, but was not a fluent speaker of Norwegian. In 1882, he moved with his parents to Plankinton, Aurora County, South Dakota. He married Clara Victoria Dice, a German-American. Education

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