Thomas Atkinson (poet)

Thomas Atkinson (1801?–1833), was a Scottish poet and miscellaneous writer.

Atkinson was a native of Glasgow, where he carried on business as a bookseller. He published, under his own editorship, the ‘Sextuple Alliance’ and the ‘Chameleon,’ and also a weekly periodical, the ‘Ant.’ After the passing of the Reform Bill, he became a candidate in the liberal interest for the representation of the Stirling burghs in parliament, but was unsuccessful. Over-exertion during the contest brought on a dangerous illness, which assumed the character of consumption, and he died on the passage to the Barbadoes, 10 October 1833. Daniel Macmillan, founder of the publishing house of Macmillan & Co., was for some time Atkinson's shopman.

References

     "Atkinson, Thomas (1801?-1833)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 


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