Don W. Williamson
| Donald Wayne "Don" Williamson | |
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| Louisiana State Senator for District 39 (Caddo Parish) | |
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In office 1972–1980 |
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| Preceded by |
At-large delegation: |
| Succeeded by | Billy P. Keith |
| Louisiana State Representative from Caddo Parish | |
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In office 1968–1972 |
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| Preceded by |
At-large members: |
| Succeeded by | James H. "Jimmy" Wilson |
| Caddo Parish School Board | |
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In office 1958–1968 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 5, 1927 Vivian, Caddo Parish USA |
| Political party | Democratic; Switched to Republican, 1990s |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Norma Herring Williamson (married 1945-2002, her death) (2) Rachel Nelson Dunn Williamson (married since 2003) |
| Children |
Sherry Williamson Paschall (born 1948) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
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(1) Though his father had been part of the old Long political faction in Louisiana, Williamson said that he sought to exercise independent judgment without regard to overriding partisan considerations. (2) As a state senator, Williamson in making Louisiana State University at Shreveport a four-year institution. (3) When he first ran for mayor of Shreveport, Williamson had the goal of turning his city into a tourist mecca comparable to Branson, Missouri. (4) Though their fathers had been political rivals, Williamson in the legislature struck up a close friendship with former legislator Robert G. Jones of Lake Charles the only son of the late Governor Sam Houston Jones. |
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At-large delegation:
Joe LeSage
Jackson B. Davis
At-large members:
Morley A. Hudson
Taylor O'Hearn
Algie D. Brown
Frank Fulco
(1) Norma Herring Williamson (married 1945-2002, her death)
Sherry Williamson Paschall (born 1948)
Guy Clifford Williamson (born 1953)
Randall Whitfield "Randy" Williamson (born 1957),
All of Shreveport
Two stepchildren:
Linda Dunn Turner (born 1947) of Bossier City
(1) Though his father had been part of the old Long political faction in Louisiana, Williamson said that he sought to exercise independent judgment without regard to overriding partisan considerations.
(2) As a state senator, Williamson in making Louisiana State University at Shreveport a four-year institution.
(3) When he first ran for mayor of Shreveport, Williamson had the goal of turning his city into a tourist mecca comparable to Branson, Missouri.
Donald Wayne Williamson, usually known as Don Williamson (born October 5, 1927), is a semiretired American businessman in Shreveport, the seat of Caddo Parish and the largest city in north Louisiana, who served in both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature between 1968 and 1980. A Democrat, he served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1968 to 1972 and then in the Louisiana State Senate from 1972 to 1980. Earlier, from 1958–1968, he was a member and later president of the Caddo Parish School Board. Williamson ran a strong but unsuccessful race for state insurance commissioner in 1979 and failed twice in bids for mayor of Shreveport in 1982 and 1986. After his political retirement, he shifted his registration in the early 1990s to the Republican Party to voice his opposition to the administration of then U.S. President Bill Clinton.
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