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| | Hugh Williamson |
 | | WILLIAMSON, Hugh, statesman, born in West Nottingham, Pennsylvania, 5 December, 1735; died in New York city, 22 May, 1819. |
 | | He was graduated at the College of Philadelphia in 1757, studied theology, and was licensed to preach in 1759 in Connecticut. |
 | | He was an advocate of the New York canal system, and an active promoter of philanthropic, literary, and scientific institutions Dr. Williamson was a frequent contributor to the transactions of learned societies in Europe and the United States. |
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