Thomas Robert Atkinson

Thomas Robert Atkinson (August 24, 1854 – 1921) was a lawyer and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Norfolk North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1905 to 1908 and from 1911 to 1919 as a Liberal.[1][2]

The son of Thomas Atkinson and Mary Ballantine, he was born in Ancaster township and was educated in Simcoe, at Queen's University and at Osgoode Hall Law School. In 1879, he married Alice Steele. Atkinson served as mayor of Simcoe from 1895 to 1896.[1] He ran unsuccessfully for the Norfolk South seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1900, losing to David Tisdale.[3] Atkinson was defeated when he by Hugh Paterson Innes when he ran for reelection to the Ontario assembly in 1908 but was reelected in 1911 and 1914.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Chambers, Ernest J (1908). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. ↑ Ontario Legislative Assembly Parliamentarian History
  3. ↑ "Norfolk South, Ontario (1867 - 1904)". History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Parliament of Canada.
  4. ↑ Pearce, Bruce M (1924). "Simcoe and Norfolk County".
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