John N. Williamson
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John Newton Williamson (November 8, 1855 - August 29, 1943) was a U.S. Republican politician.
He was born near Junction City, Oregon. He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from Oregon and served from March 4, 1903 to March 3, 1907. He died in Prineville, Oregon.
In 1905, Williamson was convicted along with Oregon senator John H. Mitchell and other co-conspirators on crimes involving political corruption and the illegal acquisition of public lands in the Oregon Land Fraud Scandal. His conviction was overturned in 1908 by the United States Supreme Court in Williamson v. United States, 207 U.S. 425, 28 S. Ct. 163, 52 L. Ed. 278, 1908 U.S. LEXIS 1411.[1]
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- ^ Williamson-Gessner Fraud. Oregon History Project. Retrieved on March 23, 2007.
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| Preceded by Malcolm Adelbert Moody |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 2nd congressional district March 4, 1903–March 3, 1907 |
Succeeded by William R. Ellis |
