Mac Q. Williamson (October 13, 1889 – October 15, 1964) was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma Senate and as Attorney General for the State of Oklahoma.
Mac Q. Williamson | |
|---|---|
| 6th and 8th Attorney General of Oklahoma | |
| In office January 1935 – September 1943 | |
| Governor | E. W. Marland Leon C. Phillips Robert S. Kerr |
| Preceded by | J. Berry King |
| Succeeded by | Randell S. Cobb |
| In office 1946 – January 1963 | |
| Governor | Roy J. Turner Johnston Murray Raymond D. Gary J. Howard Edmondson George Nigh |
| Preceded by | Randell S. Cobb |
| Succeeded by | Charles R. Nesbitt |
| 11th President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate | |
| In office 1927–1929 | |
| Preceded by | William J. Holloway |
| Succeeded by | C. S. Storms |
| Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 19th district | |
| In office 1925–1932 | |
| Preceded by | W. H. Woods |
| Succeeded by | Homer Paul |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 13, 1889 Nebraska City, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | November 15, 1964 (aged 75) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Resting place | Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Oklahoma College of Law |
Early life and career
editWilliamson was born in Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska, the son of Thomas J. (1845–1909) and Susan E. (nee McQuiddy) Williamson (1849–1919).[a] He moved with his family to Oklahoma City in 1905. They settled in Pauls Valley in 1906. He was admitted to the first class of the University of Oklahoma College of Law, then known as the Oklahoma University Law School, where he graduated in 1910. He became a member of the Oklahoma Bar in 1913. In 1914, he ran for Pauls Valley city attorney and won the position. In 1920, he ran for and won the Garvin County attorney position. He was reelected to the same job two years later. He was elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 1925, where he served until 1932. During 1928, he also served as president pro tempore for a year. In 1932, he ran for his first statewide office and in 1934 he won the race for Attorney General for the State of Oklahoma. Reelected seven times, he remained in this office until he retired in 1963.[2] His 25 years in office are the longest of any Oklahoma Attorney General.
Death
editWilliamson died at age 75 on October 15, 1964, at his home in Oklahoma City.[3] He was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Pauls Valley.
See also
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editReferences
edit- ^ Mac Q. Williamson. Find-A-Grave. November 3, 2012. Accessed January 3, 2018.
- ^ "Williamson, Mac Q.|1959." Oklahoma Hall of Fame. 2016. Accessed January 2, 2018.
- ^ "Roll Call:Events in the Lives of Sooner Alumni." 1965 Accessed January 31, 2019.