Draft:John I. Williamson

John Isaac Williamson (March 16, 1867 – November 19, 1933)^[1] was a justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri from 1919 to 1920.^[2]

After a high school education in Carroll County, Judge Williamson took a classical course at the University of Kentucky, Lexington. He was admitted to the Missouri bar at Chillicothe in 1893. after which he returned to Kentucky to practice law at Carlisle for ten years, coming to Kansas City in 1903.^[1]

He was defeated for reelection in 1920.^[3]

[More in obit].

In 1893 Williamson married Lucy Willett of Carlisle, Kentucky.<ref name="KC Obit>

References

^ ^a ^b "John I. Williamson Dies", The Kansas City Times (November 20, 1933), p. 3.
^ "Former Judges of the Supreme Court". www.courts.mo.gov.
^ A. T. Edmonston, "Future Political Prognostications", The Democrat-Argus (November 23, 1920), p. 1.

Political offices

Preceded by

Charles Breckenridge Faris

Justice of the Missouri Supreme Court
1919–1920

Succeeded by

Edward Higbee

Category:Judges of the Supreme Court of Missouri

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[KC_Obit-1] "John I. Williamson Dies", The Kansas City Times (November 20, 1933), p. 3.

[2] "Former Judges of the Supreme Court". www.courts.mo.gov.

[Prognostications-3] A. T. Edmonston, "Future Political Prognostications", The Democrat-Argus (November 23, 1920), p. 1.

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