Background
Williamson, William Durkee was born on July 31, 1779 in Canterbury, Connecticut, United States. Son of George and Mary (Foster) Williamson.
Williamson, William Durkee was born on July 31, 1779 in Canterbury, Connecticut, United States. Son of George and Mary (Foster) Williamson.
Entered Williams College, 1800. Graduate Brown University, 1804.
Practiced law, Bangor, Maine, 1807. Attorney general for Hancock County, Maine, 1808-1809, 11-16. Member Massachusetts Senate, 1816-1819, Chairman of Commission on Eastern lands.
Postmaster, Bangor, 1809-1820.
1st member Maine Senate from Penobscot County, 1820. Acting governor Maine, 1821.
Member United States House of Representatives from Maine, 17th Congress, 1821-1823. Judge probate for Penobscot County, 1824-1840.
Commissioner to examine banks of Maine, 1834, 39.
Chairman commission of Maine State Prison, 1840. President People's Bank, Bangor. Author: History of the State of Maine, 2 volumes, 1832.
Member Massachusetts Senate, 1816-1819, Chairman of Commission on Eastern lands. Member United States House of Representatives from Maine, 17th Congress, 1821-1823.
Married Jemima Rice, June 10, 1806. Married second, Susan White, June 3, 1823.