Norris C. Williamson
| Norris Charles Craft Williamson | |
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| Louisiana State Senator for Tensas, Concordia, Madison, and East Carroll parishes | |
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In office 1924–1932 |
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| Preceded by | George Henry Clinton |
| Succeeded by | Daniel B. Fleming |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 31, 1874 Salem, Benton County Mississippi, USA |
| Died | 1949 (aged c. 75) |
| Resting place | Lake Providence Cemetery in Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sally Cooke Williamson (married 1918-1949, his death) |
| Children |
Adopted daughter: |
| Residence | Lake Providence, Louisiana |
| Occupation | Cotton planter |
Adopted daughter:
Norris Charles Craft Williamson (July 31, 1874 – 1949) was a Democrat who served from 1924 to 1932 in the Louisiana State Senate. A resident of Lake Providence, Williamson represented the delta parishes: Tensas, Madison, East Carroll, and Concordia, a rich farming region along the Mississippi River. Included in his district were Vidalia, Ferriday, St. Joseph, and Tallulah. At the time, two state senators represented the four-parish district.
Williamson was born in the now ghost town of Salem in Benton County, one of the six northernmost counties of Mississippi. His parents were the former Josephine Leggett and Albert W. Williamson. In 1897, Norris Williamson received his Bachelor of Science degree from Mississippi State University in Starkville, an institution then only seventeen years old. On July 4, 1897, he relocated to East Carroll Parish in far northeastern Louisiana to become a contractor in the construction of levees along the Mississippi River. In 1904, he purchased the Owenton Plantation. In 1920, he closed the construction business to devote full-time to the 4,000-acre Wilton Plantation, where he raised cotton, cattle, and grains. The historically black Union Baptist Church No. 1 was built on Williamson lands in 1928.
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