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|term_end3=1968
|term_end3=1968
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]] (early 1990s)
|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-turned-[[Republican Party|Republican]] (early 1990s)
|religion=Southern Baptists]]
|religion=[[Southern Baptist]]
|alma_mater=Centenary College of Louisiana
|alma_mater=Centenary College of Louisiana
|spouse=(1) Norma Herring Williamson (died 2002)<br>
|spouse=(1) Norma Herring Williamson (died 2002)<br>
[[James Whitfield Williamson]] (brother)<br>
[[James Whitfield Williamson]] (brother)<br>
[[Tedford Williamson]] (half-brother)
[[Tedford Williamson]] (half-brother)
}}
|footnotes='''Notes'''
(1) Though his father had been part of the old [[Huey Long|Long]] political faction in Louisiana, Williamson said that he sought to exercise independent judgment without regard to overriding partisan considerations.<br>
(2) As a state senator, Williamson worked successfully to turn Louisiana State University at [[Shreveport]] into a four-year institution.<br>
(3) When he first ran for mayor of Shreveport, Williamson had the goal of turning his city into a tourist mecca comparable to [[Branson]], [[Missouri]].<br>
(4) Though their fathers had been political rivals, Williamson in the legislature struck up a close friendship with former legislator Robert Gambrell "Bob" Jones of [[Lake Charles]], the son of Governor [[Sam Houston Jones]].}}
'''Donald Wayne Williamson''', known as '''Don Williamson''' (born October 5, 1927), is a retired [[United States|American]] [[business]]man in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who served in both houses of the state legislature between 1968 and 1980. A former [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], he served in the state House from 1968 to 1972 and then in the state Senate from 1972 to 1980. Earlier, from 1958 to 1968, he was a member and later the president of the Caddo Parish School Board.Williamson ran a strong but unsuccessful race for state insurance commissioner in 1979 and failed twice in bids for[[mayor]] of Shreveport in 1982 and 1986. After his political retirement, he shifted his registration in the early 1990s to the [[Republican Party]] to voice his opposition to the administration of then [[U.S. President]] [[Bill Clinton]].[1]
'''Donald Wayne Williamson''', known as '''Don Williamson''' (born October 5, 1927), is a retired [[United States|American]] [[business]]man in [[Shreveport]], [[Louisiana]], who served in both houses of the state legislature between 1968 and 1980. A former [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], he served in the state House from 1968 to 1972 and then in the state Senate from 1972 to 1980. Earlier, from 1958 to 1968, he was a member and later the president of the Caddo Parish School Board.Williamson ran a strong but unsuccessful race for state insurance commissioner in 1979 and failed twice in bids for[[mayor]] of Shreveport in 1982 and 1986. After his political retirement, he shifted his registration in the early 1990s to the [[Republican Party]] to voice his opposition to the administration of then [[U.S. President]] [[Bill Clinton]].[1]