Robert B. Williamson (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.[1] He was admitted to Augusta General Hospital's coronary care unit on December 23, 1976, and died on December 27, 1976.[2] 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.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Fogler Library: Finding Guide to the Williamson Family Papers". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ "R.B. WILLIAMSON, EX-HEAD OF MAINE SUPREME COURT". New York Times. December 27, 1976. Retrieved 28 December 2011.