The Political Graveyard: Atkinson-Hawley family of Michigan and Idaho

Atkinson-Hawley family of Michigan and Idaho

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John Atkinson (1843-1898) — of Wayne County, Mich. Born in 1843. Father of Reilly Atkinson, Sr.. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; law partner of William L. Carpenter, Flavius L. Brooke, and Henry A. Haigh, starting in 1889; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1884; Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1896; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District, 1897-98; died in office 1898. Died August 14, 1898. Interment at Mt. Elliott Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.
James Henry Hawley (1847-1929) — also known as James H. Hawley — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, January 17, 1847. Son of Thomas Hawley and Annie (Carr) Hawley; married, July 4, 1875, to Mary E. Bullock; father-in-law of Reilly Atkinson, Sr.. Democrat. Miner; lawyer; member of Idaho territorial House of Representatives, 1870-71; member of Idaho territorial senate, 1874-75; District Attorney 2nd District, 1879-83; U.S. Attorney for Idaho, 1885-89; mayor of Boise, Idaho, 1903-05; Governor of Idaho, 1911-13; candidate for U.S. Senator from Idaho, 1914; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1924. Died August 3, 1929. Interment at Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Idaho.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Reilly Atkinson, Sr. (b. 1880) — of Boise, Ada County, Idaho. Born in Detroit, Wayne County, Mich., August 7, 1880. Son of John Atkinson; son-in-law of James Henry Hawley. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1944; Idaho Republican state chair, 1945; candidate in primary for Governor of Idaho, 1948. Catholic. Member, Phi Delta Phi; Rotary. Interment somewhere in Boise, Idaho.
- See also: Find-A-Grave page.

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