Barry Ashlin Williamson | |
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Chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas | |
In office January 1997 – June 1998 | |
Governor | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Carole Keeton Rylander |
Succeeded by | Carole Keeton Rylander |
Railroad Commissioner of Texas | |
In office January 5, 1993 – January 3, 1999[1] | |
Preceded by | Jim Wallace |
Succeeded by | Tony Garza |
Personal details | |
Born | Arkansas, U.S. | June 19, 1957
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Holly Holt Williamson |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
Occupation | Attorney |
Barry Ashlin Williamson (born June 19, 1957) is an attorney from Austin, Texas, who was from 1992 to 1999 a Republican member of the Texas Railroad Commission. In 1992, he defeated the appointed incumbent Lena Guerrero, a Democrat, to win a seat on the three-member panel which regulates oil and natural gas operations (not railroads).[2]