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Barry Williamson

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Barry Ashlin Williamson
Chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas
In office
January 1997 – June 1998
GovernorGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byCarole Keeton Rylander
Succeeded byCarole Keeton Rylander
Railroad Commissioner of Texas
In office
January 5, 1993 – January 3, 1999[1]
Preceded byJim Wallace
Succeeded byTony Garza
Personal details
Born (1957-06-19) June 19, 1957 (age 67)
Arkansas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseHolly Holt Williamson
Children2
Residence(s)Austin, Texas, U.S.
OccupationAttorney

Barry Ashlin Williamson (born June 19, 1957) is an attorney from Austin, Texas, who was from 1992 to 1999 a Republican member of the Texas Railroad Commission. In 1992, he defeated the appointed incumbent Lena Guerrero, a Democrat, to win a seat on the three-member panel which regulates oil and natural gas operations (not railroads).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Railroad Commissioners Past through Present". www.rrc.texas.gov. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Our mixed bag". Victoria Advocate. 1992-11-05. p. 3.
Political offices
Preceded by
Jim Wallace (interim)
Texas Railroad Commissioner
1992–1999
Succeeded by