Arthur Samuel Atkinson

Arthur Samuel Atkinson in 1860

Arthur Samuel Atkinson (20 October 1833 – 10 December 1902) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the Taranaki Region, New Zealand.

Biography

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate Party
18661867 4th Omata Independent

He represented the Omata electorate from 1866 to 1867, when he resigned.[1]

He was a brother of Premier Harry Atkinson, and part of the Richmond–Atkinson family.[2] He married Jane Maria Richmond in 1854.

He later moved to Nelson, and became a lawyer. He studied the Māori race and language. He died at Fairfield, the house that he had built in 1872.[2][3]

References

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  1. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 181. OCLC 154283103.
  2. 1 2 Porter, Frances. "Atkinson, Arthur Samuel". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
  3. "Fairfield House". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
New Zealand Parliament
Preceded by
Francis Gledhill
Member of Parliament for Omata
18661867
Succeeded by
Charles Brown


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