Biography: Winnebago County, Wisconsin: George M. Williamson ************************************************************************ Submitted by Kathy Grace, December 2004 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ History of northern Wisconsin: containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources, an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers, views of county seats, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1881 p. 1167 George M. Williamson, of the firm of Williamson, Libbey & Co., sash, door and blind manufacturers; was born in Melrose-on-the-Tweed, Scotland, Feb. 18, 1830; came to Schnectady, N.Y., with his parents, in 1833. In 1854, he went to California, where he remained for two years. In September, 1856, he came to Oshkosh, Wis.; engaged in carpenter and joiner business here until 1864, when he entered the employ of Morgan Bros., and was connected with their planing-mill until 1866, when he became a partner in the firm of Griffith & Co., who purchased the planing-mill of Morgan Bros. In 1870, the firm of G.M. Williamson & Co. was formed, and continued until the establishment of the present firm of Williamson, Libbey & Co., which is composed of G.M. Williamson, J.J. Cameron, J.R. Jones and D.L. Libbey.