Archibald Atkinson

U.S. Congressperson

1792 – 1872

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Who was Archibald Atkinson?

Archibald Atkinson was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.

Born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Atkinson received a liberal education. He attended the law department of William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Virginia. He served during the War of 1812. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Smithfield, Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates 1815–1817 and 1828–1831, and served in the Virginia Senate 1839–1843.

Atkinson was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, and Thirtieth Congresses. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1848 to the Thirty-first Congress. He served as prosecuting attorney for Isle of Wight County. He died in Smithfield, Virginia, on January 7, 1872. He was interred in the graveyard of Old St. Luke's Church, four miles southeast of Smithfield.

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Born
Sep 15, 1792
United States of America
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Died
Jan 7, 1872
Smithfield

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on July 23, 2013

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