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See also
Atherton
H. Billings —
Jesse
Atherton Bynum —
Amos
Kent |
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Atherton, A. L. —
of New Mexico.
Democrat. New Mexico
Democratic state chair, 1945.
Still living as of 1945.
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Atherton, Alfred Leroy, Jr. (b.
1921) —
also known as Alfred L. Atherton, Jr. —
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., November
22, 1921.
Son of Alfred Leroy Atherton and Joan (Reed) Atherton.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Stuttgart, 1947-50; U.S. Consul in Aleppo, 1957-58; Calcutta, 1962-65; U.S. Ambassador to , 1978-79; Egypt, 1979.
Unitarian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 1991.
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Atherton, Blaylock (b.
1900) —
of Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H., October
6, 1900.
Son of Capt. Henry B. Atherton and Dr. Ella (Blaylock) Atherton.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives from Nashua 1st Ward,
1937-43, 1945-48; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1943-45.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Atherton, Charles Gordon
(1804-1853) —
also known as Charles G. Atherton; "Gag
Atherton" —
of Nashua, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Born in Amherst, Hillsborough
County, N.H., July 4,
1804.
Son of Charles Humphrey Atherton and Mary
Ann (Toppan) Atherton.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1830, 1833-35; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1833-35; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1837-43; U.S.
Senator from New Hampshire, 1843-49, 1853; died in office 1853;
delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention, 1850.
Suffered a stroke of
paralysis while attending court,
and died soon after, in Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H., November
15, 1853 (age 49 years, 134
days).
Interment at Nashua
Cemetery, Nashua, N.H.
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Atherton, Charles Humphrey
(1773-1853) —
of New Hampshire.
Born in Amherst, Hillsborough
County, N.H., August
14, 1773.
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire at-large, 1815-17; member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1823-39.
Died in Amherst, Hillsborough
County, N.H., January
8, 1853 (age 79 years, 147
days).
Interment at Old
Cemetery, Amherst, N.H.
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Atherton, D. B. —
of Scranton, Lackawanna
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Atherton, Edwin Newton (b.
1896) —
also known as Edwin N. Atherton —
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
12, 1896.
U.S. Vice Consul in Genoa, 1918-19; Palermo, 1919-20; Trieste, 1921; Jerusalem, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Atherton, F. G. —
of Osage, Mitchell
County, Iowa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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Atherton, Flo —
of San Antonio, Bexar
County, Tex.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Texas, 1988.
Female.
Still living as of 1988.
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Atherton, Frank —
of Passaic
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1897.
Burial
location unknown.
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| | Atherton,
Gag: See
Charles Gordon Atherton |
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Atherton, George —
of Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1876.
Burial
location unknown.
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Atherton, Gertrude
(1857-1948) —
also known as Gertrude Franklin Horn —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., October
30, 1857.
Daughter of Thomas L. Horn and Gertrude (Franklin) Horn.
Democrat. Author;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1928.
Female.
Died in San
Francisco, Calif., June 14,
1948 (age 90 years, 228
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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Atherton, Gibson
(1831-1887) —
of Ohio.
Born near Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, January
19, 1831.
Democrat. Mayor of
Newark, Ohio, 1860-64; candidate for Ohio state
senate, 1863; candidate for municipal judge in Ohio, 1866; U.S.
Representative from Ohio, 1879-83 (14th District 1879-81, 13th
District 1881-83); justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1882; defeated, 1882.
Died in Newark, Licking
County, Ohio, November
10, 1887 (age 56 years, 295
days).
Interment at Cedar
Hill Cemetery, Newark, Ohio.
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Atherton, H. H. —
of Dodge
County, Minn.
Member of Minnesota
state senate 11th District, 1873-74.
Burial
location unknown.
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Atherton, Henry B. —
of New Hampshire.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Hampshire, 1884.
Burial
location unknown.
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Atherton, Joshua —
of Amherst, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate from Hillsborough County, 1792-94; New
Hampshire state attorney general, 1793-1801.
Burial
location unknown.
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Atherton, L. G. (b. 1883) —
of Madison, Lake
County, S.Dak.
Born April 11,
1883.
Republican. Member of South
Dakota state senate 18th District, 1923-26.
Burial
location unknown.
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Atherton, Martin —
of Illinois.
Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention Alexander and
Pulaski counties, 1847.
Burial
location unknown.
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Atherton, Morgan —
U.S. Vice Consul in San Salvador, 1931-32.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Atherton, Otis L. —
of Russell, Russell
County, Kan.
Republican. Kansas
state treasurer, 1895-97.
Burial
location unknown.
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Atherton, Peter Lee
(1862-1939) —
of Glenview, Jefferson
County, Ky.; Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Born October
7, 1862.
Democrat. Real estate
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kentucky, 1916.
Died January
10, 1939 (age 76 years, 95
days).
Interment at Cave
Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
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Atherton, Mrs. Peter Lee —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky,
1944.
Female.
Still living as of 1944.
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Atherton, Ray (1883-1960) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Brookline, Norfolk
County, Mass., March 28,
1883.
Architect;
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister to Bulgaria, 1937-39; Denmark, 1939-40; Luxembourg, 1943; Canada, 1943; U.S. Ambassador to Canada, 1943-48.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Washington,
D.C., March 14,
1960 (age 76 years, 352
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Maude Honeywell. |
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dossier |
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Atherton, Warren Hendry
(1891-1976) —
also known as Warren H. Atherton —
of Stockton, San Joaquin
County, Calif.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., December
28, 1891.
Son of Dwight C. Atherton and Elizabeth (Hendry) Atherton.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; storage
corporation executive; delegate to Republican National Convention
from California, 1944,
1948,
1952
(alternate).
Member, American
Legion; Rotary; Kiwanis.
Died in 1976
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Dwight C. Atherton and Elizabeth (Hendry) Atherton; married, July 7,
1917, to Anne Holt; married, August
17, 1952, to Marietta Monachino Cochran. |
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