William D. Williamson

William D. Williamson
2nd Governor of Maine
In office
May 28, 1821 – December 5, 1821
Preceded byWilliam King
Succeeded byBenjamin Ames
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byJoshua Cushman
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
In office
1807–1811
1816–1820
Personal details
Born(1779-07-31)July 31, 1779
Canterbury, Connecticut, United States
DiedMay 27, 1846(1846-05-27) (aged 66)
Political partyDemocratic-Republican Party
Spouses
Jemima Montague
(m. 1806; died 1822)
Susan E. White
(m. 1823; died 1824)
Clarissa Emerson Wiggin
(m. 1825)
RelationsJoseph Williamson (brother)
Parent(s)George Williamson
Mary Foster Williamson
EducationDeerfield Academy
Alma materWilliams College
Brown University

William Durkee Williamson (July 31, 1779 – May 27, 1846) was the second Governor of the U.S. state of Maine, and one of the first congressmen from Maine in the United States House of Representatives. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. Williamson was also an early historian of Maine.[1]

  1. ^ Ferland, Jacques (August 6, 2019). "Tribal Dissent or White Aggression?: Interpreting Penobscot Indian Dispossession Between 1808 and 1835". DigitalCommons@UMaine. Retrieved August 13, 2023.