Ben M. Williamson

Ben Mitchell Williamson ( born October 16, 1864 in White Post, Pike County, Kentucky; † 23 June 1941 in Cincinnati, Ohio) was an American businessman and politician (Democratic Party).

Ben Williamson attended the village school in Kentucky; Later he studied at the Bethany College in West Virginia. He embarked on a career as a seller of construction materials; Moreover, he also worked in the banking industry and in mining. From 1886 to 1924 Williamson lived in Catlettsburg, before he moved to Ashland. He was one of the founders of the Kentucky Crippled Children 's Commission, an organization that advocated for children with disabilities, and also acted as a president of 1924 until 1941. Later he also became director of the International Society for Crippled Children. He was also from 1929 to 1930 a member of the Welfare Department for the State of Kentucky.

On November 4, 1930 Williamson was elected to the U.S. Senate. He took over the place of John Marshall Robsion. This in turn had held office as successor to the retiring Frederic Mosley Sackett, but misses against Marvel M. Logan 's re-election and subsequently also resigned his post. So Williamson took the vacant seat for the short duration of 1 December 1930 to 3 March 1931 as a candidate for a full term of office he had not been taken into account.

After leaving the Senate, Ben M. Williamson took his business activities in Catlettsburg again.