Williamson, Benjamin, 1809-1892
Lawyer, of Elizabeth, Union (earlier Essex) County, New Jersey; born 1809, the son of Isaac H. Williamson; graduated from the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University), 1827; admitted to the bar as an attorney in 1830 and as a counselor in 1833; Prosecutor of the Pleas of Essex County, 1848-1852; Chancellor of New Jersey, 1852-1858 or 1859; married Elizabeth Beasley, sister of New Jersey Chief Justice Mercer Beasley; died 1892.
From the description of Papers, 1831-1889 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122418638
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Fuller, H. M. Letter : Phila[delphia?], to B[enjamin?] Williamson, 1839 Dec. 10. | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library | |
| creatorOf | Williamson, Isaac H. (Isaac Halsted), 1767-1844. Papers of Isaac and Benjamin Williamson, 1782-1904. | New Jersey Historical Society Library | |
| referencedIn | Beasley, Mercer, 1815-1897. Papers, 1853-1896 (bulk 1853-1877). | Rutgers University | |
| referencedIn | Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. Office of Secretary-Treasurer. Secretary's record papers, 1866-1976. | Hagley Museum & Library | |
| creatorOf | Williamson, Isaac H. (Isaac Halsted), 1767-1844. Isaac H. Williamson and Benjamin Williamson papers, 1772-1904. | New Jersey Historical Society Library | |
| creatorOf | Williamson, Benjamin, 1809-1892. Papers, 1831-1889 (inclusive). | Rutgers University |
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| associatedWith | Adrain, Garnett B. (Garnett Bowditch), 1816-1878. | person |
| associatedWith | Beasley, Mercer, 1815-1897. | person |
| associatedWith | Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893. | person |
| associatedWith | Fuller, H. M. | person |
| associatedWith | Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. Office of Secretary-Treasurer. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sanderson, Edward, 1792-1852. | person |
| associatedWith | Scott, Joseph Warren, 1778-1871. | person |
| associatedWith | Steele, William H. (William Henry), 1818-1905. | person |
| associatedWith | Williamson, Isaac H. (Isaac Halsted), 1767-1844. | person |
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| New Jersey | |||
| Elizabeth (N.J.) | |||
| Union County (N.J.) |
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Birth 1809
Death 1892
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