George Williamson
Member of the North Carolina State Senate
In office November 18, 1850 – January 29, 1851
Personal details
Born	September 11, 1788 Caswell County, North Carolina
Died	August 22, 1856 Caswell County, North Carolina
Resting place	Melrose/Williamson House
Children	11

George "Royal George" Williamson, Esq., was a prominent Caswell County Sheriff from 1815 to 1832, one of the justices of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Chairman of the Court, he served as a member of the Council of State from 1834 to 1836, as a member of the North Carolina State Senate, and as a charter member of the Bank of Yanceyville in 1852. “Royal George” was a state senator who represented North Carolina's 37th District (now 30th District) from November 18, 1850 to January 29, 1851. He owned the Melrose/Williamson House, which is a historic plantation house, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

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