John D. C. Atkins
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)John DeWitt Clinton Atkins | |
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David A. Nunn | |
| Succeeded by | John M. Taylor |
| Constituency | 8th district |
| In office March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | Robert P. Caldwell |
| Succeeded by | Washington C. Whitthorne |
| Constituency | 7th district |
| In office March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | |
| Preceded by | Emerson Etheridge |
| Succeeded by | Emerson Etheridge |
| Constituency | 9th district |
| Member of the Confederate States Congress from Tennessee | |
| In office February 18, 1862–1865 | |
| Member of the Tennessee Senate | |
| In office 1855–1857 | |
| Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives | |
| In office 1849–1851 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 4, 1825 Manly's Chapel, Tennessee |
| Died | June 2, 1908 (aged 82) Paris, Tennessee |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Bacon Porter Atkins Flora Crawford Atkins |
| Children | John DeWitt Atkins |
East Tennessee University | |
| Profession | lawyer
farmer politician |
John DeWitt Clinton Atkins (June 4, 1825 – June 2, 1908) was an American slave owner,Confederate Congress from Tennessee.
Biography
Johnathan Atkins was born at Manly's Chapel, Tennessee, in
East Tennessee University at Knoxville in 1846. John studied law, and was admitted to the bar, but John did not practice, instead of engaging in agricultural pursuits. He owned slaves.[2]
John married Elizabeth Bacon Porter on November 23, 1847. After her death in 1887, John married Flora Crawford on June 24, 1890.
Career
Johnathan Atkins was a member of the
Thirty-sixth Congress
.
During the
Second Confederate Congress.[4] During the last days of the war in February 1865 as the South neared defeat, Atkins urged the Confederate government to purchase "one hundred thousand slaves" and give them to each Confederate soldier to increase their strength on the battlefield.[5]
Following the war, J. D. Atkins was elected as a
reapportionment. John served from March 4, 1873, to March 3, 1883.[6] The Tennessee Historical Commission describes him as key to defeating Reconstruction, saying he was "instrumental in obtaining removal of Federal troops from the South."[7]
During the
Forty-sixth Congresses, John was the chairman of the United States House Committee on Appropriations
. John was not a candidate for renomination in 1882.
Johnathan Atkins again engaged in agricultural pursuits near Paris, Tennessee in Henry County. John was appointed
United States Senator
in 1888. John returned to agricultural pursuits; retired from active pursuits in 1898, and moved to Paris, Tennessee.
Death
Johnathan Atkins lived there in retirement until his death on June 2, 1908 (age 82 years, 364 days). John is interred at City Cemetery in Paris, Tennessee.[9] A family friend who developed Atlanta's Atkins Park neighborhood named it in honor of the colonel.[10]
References
- ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-19, retrieved 2022-01-23
- ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-13, retrieved 2022-07-04
- ^ "Johnathan Dewitt Clinton Atkins". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ "Johnathan Dewitt Clinton Atkins". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- OCLC 60188366.
- ^ "Johnathan Dewitt Clinton Atkins". Govtrack US Congress. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ "John DeWitt Clinton Atkins Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
- ^ Awakening the Languages
- ^ "Johnathan Dewitt Clinton Atkins". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
- ^ "Atkins Park Neighborhood Association". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
External links
- United States Congress. "John D. C. Atkins (id: A000327)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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