John N. Williamson

Infobox Congressman
name= John N. Williamson


imagesize=80px
state= Oregon
district= 2nd
party= Republican
term= March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907
preceded= Malcolm A. Moody
succeeded= William R. Ellis
date of birth= November 8, 1855
place of birth= Junction City, Oregon
date of death= August 29, 1943
place of death=Prineville, Oregon
spouse=
current occupation=

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.cite web
title =Williamson-Gessner Fraud
work =Oregon History Project
url =http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/historical_records/dspDocument.cfm?doc_ID=4B3064BB-C0C4-3FAA-073A7D13EBD665FD
accessdate =2007-03-23 ]

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state=Oregon
district=2
before=Malcolm Adelbert Moody
years=March 4, 1903–March 3, 1907
after=William R. Ellis