Ben M. Williamson
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Ben Mitchell Williamson (1864 - 1941)

Ben Mitchell (Ben M.) Williamson
Born in Pike County, Kentucky, USAmap
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Died at age 76 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USAmap
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Preceded by
John M. Robsion		 Ben M. Williamson
US Senator (Class 2)
from Kentucky
Seal of the US Senate
1930—1931		 Succeeded by
M. M. Logan

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Ben Mitchell Williamson was born on October 16, 1864 in Pike County, Kentucky, USA. His father was Wallace John Williamson (1845 - 1929).

Born in Pike County, Kentucky, Williamson attended the rural schools of Kentucky and Bethany College in West Virginia.[1] He engaged in the wholesale hardware business at Catlettsburg, Kentucky, from 1886 to 1924, and then at Ashland, Kentucky in 1924.[2] He also engaged in banking and in coal mining.[3] He was one of the founders of the Kentucky Crippled Children's Commission, serving as president from 1924 to 1941.[4] He was also a member of the board of charities and correction for the State of Kentucky from 1929 to 1930, and the director of the International Society for Crippled Children.[5]

Williamson was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate on November 4, 1930, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Frederic M. Sackett and his initial replacement by John M. Robsion.[6] He served only from December 1, 1930, to March 3, 1931, and was not a candidate for election to a full term.[7]

Afterwards Williamson resumed the wholesale hardware business at Ashland, with residence in Catlettsburg, Kentucky, and was interested financially in various other business enterprises.[8] He died in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was interred in the Ashland Cemetery Mausoleum.[9]

Ben died on June 23, 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio aged 76.

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Ben M. Williamson is buried in The Ashland Cemetery.


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  1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_M._Williamson#
  2. ↑ Id.
  3. ↑ Id.
  4. ↑ Id.
  5. ↑ Id.
  6. ↑ Id.
  7. ↑ Id.; https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/W000550
  8. ↑ Id.
  9. ↑ Id.




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