Bessie Williamson, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Scottish distillery manager and former owner of the Laphroaig distillery (1910-1982)
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About Bessie Williamson
- Elizabeth Leitch "Bessie" Williamson (22 August 1910 – 26 May 1982) was a Scottish distillery manager and former owner of the Laphroaig distillery noted for being the first woman to manage a Scotch whisky distillery during the 20th century.
- She is credited as being instrumental in promoting single malt whisky, in particular Islay malts and Laphroaig, during the then-emerging US trend for single malts.
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