Robert Jones Atkinson
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| Born | June 20, 1820 Carrollton, Ohio |
| Died | February 25, 1871 (aged 50) Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place | Grandview Cemetery, Carrollton, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Matilda Jackson |
| Children | three sons, three daughters |
Robert Jones Atkinson (1820-1871) was a
Early life and education
Atkinson was born in Carrollton, Ohio in 1820[1] to Isaac and Hester (Jones) Atkinson.[2]
Career
He began as a clerk in Carrollton.
In 1854, Atkinson was appointed Third Auditor of the
Personal life
Atkinson married Matilda Jackson of Carrollton, Ohio. They had three sons and three daughters. Two sons were bankers in Montana, and the other worked at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.[2] Robert and Matilda Atkinson are buried at Grandview Cemetery in Carrollton, Ohio. He was a Democrat, a Freemason and a Presbyterian.[2]
Notes
References
- Taylor, William Alexander; Taylor, Aubrey Clarence (1899). Ohio statesmen and annals of progress: from the year 1788 to the year 1900 ... Vol. 2. State of Ohio.
- Eckley, H.J; Perry, W.T (1921). History of Carroll and Harrison Counties. Vol. 2. The Lewis Publishing Co. p. 985.
- Poore, Benjamin Perley (1878). The political register and congressional directory: a statistical record of the Federal Officials...1776-1878. Boston: Houghton, Osgood and Company. p. 227.
- "Atkinson, R. J. (Robert J.), 1820-1871". LCCN n95110767.
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