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Williamson, James
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1806-1895
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Dr. James Williamson was born in Edinburgh in 1806. He studied at Edinburgh University from 1822 to 1829, and came to Queen's University in 1842, holding the Chair of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy. Williamson remained at Queen's until his death in 1895. Williamson married first the daughter of John Gilchrist, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, by whom he had an only child, James Gilchrist Williamson. His first wife died in 1847, and subsequently Williamson married the younger sister of John A. Macdonald.
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CA QUA01153
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- English