Background
Williamson was the son of Sir Hedworth Williamson, 7th Baronet and his wife Honorary Anne Elizabeth Liddell, daughter of 1st Baron Ravensworth.
Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom
Williamson was the son of Sir Hedworth Williamson, 7th Baronet and his wife Honorary Anne Elizabeth Liddell, daughter of 1st Baron Ravensworth.
He was educated at Eton College and at Christ Church, Oxford, later migrating to Street John"s College, Cambridge.
He was an attache at Saint Petersburgh from 1848 to 1850, and at Paris from 1850 till 1856. In 1861 he inherited the baronetcy on the death of his father. He was a Deputy Lieutenant and Justice of the Peace for Durham and Captain Commandant of the 1st Durham Volunteer Artillery for 28 years from its formation in 1860, later becoming its Honorary Colonel.
He was then appointed High Sheriff of Durham for 1877.
In 1880 Williamson donated land for Roker Park in Sunderland, which was opened on 23 June 1880. Elizabeth Jane Hay Liddell, daughter of the 2nd Baron Ravensworth in 1863.
Their son Hedworth inherited the baronetcy.
18th United Kingdom Parliament. 19th United Kingdom Parliament. 20th United Kingdom Parliament]
Williamson was elected as Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for North Durham at an unopposed by-election in 1864, and held the seat until he stepped down at the 1874 general election.