Background
Williamson, Robert Byron was born on August 23, 1899 in Augusta, Maine, United States. Son of Joseph and Vallie Mary (Burleigh) Williamson.
Williamson, Robert Byron was born on August 23, 1899 in Augusta, Maine, United States. Son of Joseph and Vallie Mary (Burleigh) Williamson.
Student Phillips Andover Academy, 1916. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1920, Juris Doctor, 1923. Doctor of Laws, University Maine, 1956, Bowdoin College, 1961, Nasson College, 1971, New England College, 1975.
Bar, 1923; practiced in Augusta, 1923-1945, 70-76. Justice Superior Court Maine, 1945-1949, Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court Maine, 1949-1956, chief justice, 1956-1970. United States commissioner for Maine, 1926-1929, 31-35.
Member Common Council, Augusta, 1923-1924. Member Maine House of Representatives, 1929-1930. Served as Second lieutenant infantry, United States Army, 1918.
Member Conference Republican (delegate.
Mason.; Clubs: Augusta Country.
Married Grace Warren Whitney, June 2, 1925. Children: Robert B., Martha C.