| |  ATKINS:
See also
Ernest
L. Bailey —
Jesse
S. Barker —
J.
Joseph Curran, Jr. —
Leonard
Sidney Echols —
Samuel
Atkins Eliot —
Atkins
Jefferson McLemore —
Edwin
Atkins Merritt |
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Atkins, B. F. —
of Cumberland
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons from Cumberland County, 1844-45.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Atkins, Ben —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
American Labor candidate for New York
state senate 21st District, 1954.
Still living as of 1954.
|
| |
Atkins, Brenda —
of California.
Democrat. Member, Rules Committee, Democratic National
Convention, 1988.
Female.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| | Atkins, C.
Clyde See Carl Clyde
Atkins |
| |
Atkins, Carl Clyde
(1914-1999) —
also known as C. Clyde Atkins —
of Stuart, Martin
County, Fla.; Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Coral Gables, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Washington,
D.C., November
23, 1914.
Son of C. C. Atkins and Marguerite (Criste) Atkins.
Lawyer;
founder-trustee, Lawyers Title
Guaranty Fund, 1948-66; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 1966-99;
died in office 1999.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Alpha Order; Phi
Kappa Tau; Phi
Alpha Delta; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Kiwanis.
Died in Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., March 11,
1999 (age 84 years, 108
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Atkins, Charles A. —
of Mansfield, Tolland
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 21st District, 1864-65.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Atkins, Charles H. —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Kent County 1st District,
1932 (Socialist), 1936 (Farmer-Labor).
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Atkins, Chester Greenough (b.
1948) —
also known as Chester G. Atkins —
of Concord, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Lawrence, Essex
County, Mass.
Born in Geneva, Switzerland,
April
14, 1948.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1970-72; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1972-84; Massachusetts
Democratic state chair, 1977-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Massachusetts, 1980;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1984;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1985-93.
Unitarian.
Still living as of 2009.
|
| | Atkins,
Clyde See Carl Clyde
Atkins |
| |
Atkins, Curtis —
of Michigan.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 4th District, 1974.
Still living as of 1974.
|
| |
Atkins, Dale Nicki —
also known as Dale N. Atkins —
of New Orleans, Orleans
Parish, La.
Democrat. Orleans Parish Civil District Court Clerk; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1996,
2004,
2008
(alternate).
Female.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Atkins, Edward L. —
of Waterville, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Atkins, Mrs. Elias —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1940.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Atkins, Eva —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Socialist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 5th District, 1926.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Atkins, George —
of Lawrenceburg, Anderson
County, Ky.
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Governor of
Kentucky, 1979.
Still living as of 1979.
|
| |
Atkins, George L. —
of Hopkinsville, Christian
County, Ky.
Democrat. Kentucky
auditor of public accounts; elected 1975.
Still living as of 1975.
|
| |
Atkins, George R. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1980.
Still living as of 1980.
|
| |
Atkins, George T. —
Constitutional candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 6th District, 1970.
Still living as of 1970.
|
| | Atkins, Grace
Lester See Grace
L. DeGroot |
| |
Atkins, H. E. —
of Pratt, Pratt
County, Kan.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kansas, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Atkins, Hannah Diggs (b.
1923) —
of Oklahoma.
Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C., November
2, 1923.
Daughter of James Thackeray Diggs and Mabel Kennedy Diggs.
Reporter;
school
teacher; librarian;
member of Oklahoma
state house of representatives, 1969-80; secretary of
state of Oklahoma, 1987-91.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1999.
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Relatives:
Married to Charles N. Atkins. |
|
| |
Atkins, Henry Allen
(1827-1885) —
also known as Henry A. Atkins —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Born in 1827.
Republican. Mayor of
Seattle, Wash., 1869-71; appointed 1869.
Died in 1885
(age about
58 years).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Seattle, Wash.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Barr (1834-1896). |
| | | Epitaph: "First Mayor of
Seattle" |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
| |
Atkins, Henry J. —
of Morgan
County, Ill.
Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 27th District,
1869-70.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Atkins, Herbert —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1988.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| |
Atkins, Hobart F. —
of Tennessee.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Tennessee, 1958.
Still living as of 1958.
|
| |
Atkins, J. Leslie, Jr. —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1952,
1956,
1964
(alternate).
Still living as of 1964.
|
| |
Atkins, James —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Georgia.
U.S. Collector of
Customs, 1872-79.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Atkins, Janet L. —
of La Mesa, San Diego
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1988.
Female.
Still living as of 1988.
|
| |
Atkins, Joe (b. 1889) —
of Wessington Springs, Jerauld
County, S.Dak.
Born March 26,
1889.
Democrat. Member of South
Dakota state senate 15th District, 1927-32.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Atkins, John —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Republican. Candidate for Arizona
state house of representatives 22nd District, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
|
| |
Atkins, John DeWitt Clinton
(1825-1908) —
of Paris, Henry
County, Tenn.
Born near Manly's Chapel, Henry
County, Tenn., June 4,
1825.
Son of John Atkins and Sarah (Manley) Atkins.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of Tennessee
state house of representatives, 1849-51; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1857; U.S.
Representative from Tennessee, 1857-59, 1873-83 (9th District
1857-59, 7th District 1873-75, 8th District 1875-83); delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1860;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Tennessee, 1860;
colonel in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Delegate
from Tennessee to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;
Representative
from Tennessee in the Confederate Congress, 1862-65; Presidential
Elector for Tennessee, 1884;
U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1885-88.
Died in Paris, Henry
County, Tenn., June 2,
1908 (age 82 years, 364
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Paris, Tenn.
|
| |
Atkins, John M. (b. 1863) —
of Heflin, Cleburne
County, Ala.
Born in Alabama, 1863.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,
1912
(alternate), 1916,
1920
(alternate), 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Atkins, Joseph T. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Socialist. Candidate for New York
state assembly, 1924 (Kings County 15th District), 1927 (Kings
County 5th District).
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Atkins, Katherine W. —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1948.
Female.
Still living as of 1948.
|
| |
Atkins, L. W. —
of Dyer, Gibson
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Atkins,
Leslie See J. Leslie Atkins,
Jr. |
| |
Atkins, Linda J. —
Democrat. Candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Maryland, 2002.
Female.
Still living as of 2002.
|
| |
Atkins, Lisa —
of Litchfield Park, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arizona, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Atkins, M. C. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1944.
Still living as of 1944.
|
| |
Atkins, Michael J. —
of Lyndeborough, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
Hampshire, 2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Atkins, Paul —
Member, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 2002-08.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Atkins, Robert S. —
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Valparaiso, 1905.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Atkins, Roland J. —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1978.
Still living as of 1978.
|
| | Atkins,
Scott See T. Scott
Atkins |
| |
Atkins, Smith D. —
of Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1896.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Atkins, T. Scott —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Atkins, Thomas I. —
of Massachusetts.
Candidate in primary for mayor of
Boston, Mass., 1971.
Still living as of 1971.
|
| |
Atkins, Toni G. (b. 1962) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Wythe
County, Va., August 1,
1962.
Democrat. Mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 2005; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 2008.
Female.
Lesbian.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Atkins, V. B. —
of Dallas
County, Ala.
Delegate
to Alabama convention to ratify 21st amendment from Dallas
County, 1933.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Atkins, Will Clough (b.
1873) —
also known as Will C. Atkins —
of Gardiner, Kennebec
County, Maine.
Born in Hallowell, Kennebec
County, Maine, August
25, 1873.
Son of Edwin H. Atkins and Mary E. (Clough) Atkins.
Republican. Lawyer;
director, Maine Trust & Banking
Co.; People's National Bank;
Gardiner Building &
Loan Assoc.; mayor
of Gardiner, Maine, 1907-08; municipal judge in Maine, 1910.
Universalist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Atkins, William A. —
of Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana,
1952,
1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Atkins, William R. —
of Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Atkins, Z. D. —
of Trenton, Gibson
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee
state senate 27th District, 1947; member of Tennessee
public service commission; elected 1974.
Still living as of 1974.
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