David Williamson, Lord Balgray

He was born David Williamson in 1761, the son of Alexander Williamson of Balgray (1722-1804) and his wife Christian Robertson.

He owned the estate of Balgray, just north of Lockerbie in south-west Scotland.

In 1811 he replaced Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee as a Senator of the College of Justice.^[2]

On his death in 1837 he was replaced by John Cunninghame, Lord Cunninghame.^[3]

He married a cousin, William "Wilhelmina" Robertson of Lawers.^[4] He afterwards styled himself David Robertson Williamson.

His nephew was also called David Robertson Williamson (1830-1919).