About Robert B. Williamson
Lived 1899 – 1976 (aged 76–77). Robert B. Williamson was an American lawyer and judge.
Robert Byron Williamson (August 23, 1899 – December 27, 1976) was a Maine judge.
Career In 1949, Williamson was appointed by Governor Frederick G. Payne to serve as a Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. In 1956, Governor Edmund Muskie appointed Williamson Chief Justice of the court until his retirement in 1970. He graduated from Harvard College in 1920 and Harvard Law School in 1923.
Personal Williamson was the great grandson of Maine Senate President Joseph Williamson and the grandson of Governor Edwin C. Burleigh. In 2004, the Williamson Family Papers were given to the University of Maine. The papers are kept at the Raymond H. Fogler Library in Orono.
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Who was Robert B. Williamson?
American lawyer and Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
When was Robert B. Williamson born?
Robert B. Williamson was born in 1899 in Augusta.
When did Robert B. Williamson die?
Robert B. Williamson died on 27 December 1976.
What was Robert B. Williamson's occupation?
Robert B. Williamson was a lawyer and judge.
What nationality was Robert B. Williamson?
Robert B. Williamson was American.
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