Rollin S. Williamson

Rollin S. Williamson

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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rollin Samuel Williamson
| name = Rollin Samuel Williamson
| image = Rollin Samuel Williamson (1839–1889).png
| image = Rollin Samuel Williamson (1839–1889).png
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1839|5|23}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1839|5|23}}
| birth_place = [[Cornwall, Vermont]]
| birth_place = [[Cornwall, Vermont]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1889|8|11|1839|5|23}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1889|8|11|1839|5|23}}
| death_place = [[Palatine, Illinois]]
| death_place = [[Palatine, Illinois]]
| office = Judge of the [[Circuit Court of Cook County]]
| office = Judge of the [[Circuit Court of Cook County]]
| predecessor =
| predecessor =
| successor = George Driggs
| successor = George Driggs
| term_start = June 6, 1887
| term_start = June 6, 1887
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| term_start2 = {{start date|1873|01|8}}
| term_start2 = {{start date|1873|01|8}}
| term_end2 = {{end date|1875|01|6}}
| term_end2 = {{end date|1875|01|6}}
| state_house3 = Illinois
| state_house3 = Illinois
| district3 = 97th
| district3 = 97th
| term_start3 = {{start date|1871|01|4}}
| term_start3 = {{start date|1871|01|4}}
| predecessor3 = ''District created''
| predecessor3 = ''District created''
| term_end3 = {{end date|1873|01|8}}
| term_end3 = {{end date|1873|01|8}}
| successor3 = ''District abolished''
| successor3 = ''District abolished''
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| profession = Attorney
| residence = [[Palatine, Illinois]]
| spouse = {{Marriage|Emma V. Squires|September 4, 1859}}
| profession = Attorney
| signature = Signature of Rollin Samuel Williamson (1839–1889).png
| spouse = {{Marriage|Emma V. Squires|September 4, 1859}}
| signature = Signature of Rollin Samuel Williamson (1839–1889).png
}}
}}
'''Rollin Samuel Williamson''' (May 23, 1839 – August 11, 1889) was an American politician, jurist, and telegraph operator from [[Vermont]]. After learning the telegraph trade in [[Boston, Massachusetts]], Williamson moved to [[Illinois]] in 1857. He was appointed operator and station agent in [[Palatine, Illinois]], and studied law in his free time. He served a term in the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] then a term in the [[Illinois Senate]]. He then began to work up the ranks of the Illinois jurist system before his death.
'''Rollin Samuel Williamson''' (May 23, 1839 – August 11, 1889) was an American politician, jurist, and telegraph operator from [[Vermont]]. After learning the telegraph trade in [[Boston, Massachusetts]], Williamson moved to [[Illinois]] in 1857. He was appointed operator and station agent in [[Palatine, Illinois]], and studied law in his free time. He served a term in the [[Illinois House of Representatives]] then a term in the [[Illinois Senate]]. He then began to work up the ranks of the Illinois jurist system before his death.