Arthur Samuel Atkinson | |
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Arthur Samuel Atkinson in 1860 | |
Member of Parliament for Omata | |
In office 1866–1867 | |
Preceded by | Francis Gledhill |
Succeeded by | Charles Brown |
Personal details | |
Born | (1833-10-20)20 October 1833 |
Died | 10 December 1902(1902-12-10) (aged 69) Fairfield, Nelson, New Zealand |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Jane Maria Richmond |
Relations | Harry Atkinson (brother) |
Occupation | Politician, Lawyer, Naturalist |
Arthur Samuel Atkinson (20 October 1833 – 10 December 1902) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the Taranaki Region, New Zealand.
Biography
Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
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1866–1867 | 4th | Omata | Independent |
He represented the Omata electorate from the 1866 election to 1867, when he resigned.
He had not been elected for Omata in the 1865 by-election.
He was a brother of Premier Harry Atkinson, and part of the Richmond–Atkinson family. He married Jane Maria Richmond in 1854.
He later moved to Nelson, and became a lawyer. He studied Māori people, languages and natural sciences. He died at Fairfield, the house that he had built in 1872.
References
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 181. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ Porter, Frances. "Atkinson, Arthur Samuel". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
- "Fairfield House". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
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Preceded byFrancis Gledhill | Member of Parliament for Omata 1866–1867 |
Succeeded byCharles Brown |
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