Pliny W. Williamson
Pliny Wilson Williamson was an American lawyer and politician from New York.Life
He was born on September 24, 1876, in Russellville, Brown County, Ohio, the son of Albert M. Williamson MD and Emma Williamson. He graduated from Steele High School in Dayton, Ohio; from Oberlin College; and from Columbia Law School in 1903. He practiced law in New York City. In 1904, he married Jane Louise Humes, and they had two children.
Among his clients were the Wright brothers and the Wright Company.
He was Supervisor of the Town of Scarsdale from 1929 to 1934; and was Majority Leader of the Board of Supervisors of Westchester County until 1931.
Williamson was a member of the New York State Senate from 1935 until his death in 1958, sitting in the 158th, 159th, 160th, 161st, 162nd, 163rd, 164th, 165th, 166th, 167th, 168th, 169th, 170th and 171st New York State Legislatures.
He died on October 21, 1958, at his home in Scarsdale, New York.
