George Wesley Atkinson

Biography of George Wesley Atkinson

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Atkinson
• First Name: George
• Middle Name: Wesley
• Date of Birth: June , 29 , 1845
• Place of Birth (POB): Charleston , Virginia (US-VA, VA, 51, Va., Virg.) (now West Virginia)
• Date of Death: April , 4 , 1925
• Place of Death (POD): Charleston , West Virginia (US-WV, WV, 54, W. Va., W.V., W. Virg.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

George Wesley Atkinson Court Service Information

• Court Name: Court of Claims
• Court Type: Court of Claims
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Theodore Roosevelt ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/05/1905
• Judicial Recess Appointment date: 04/15/1905
• Seat vacated by: Weldon , Lawrence
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/06/1905
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 01/15/1906
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/16/1906
• Commission Date: 01/16/1906
• Date of Termination: 04/16/1916
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

George Wesley Atkinson in the Law School

• Name of School: Ohio Wesleyan University
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1870

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Ohio Wesleyan University
• Degree: Master of Arts (A.M.)
• Law Degree Year: 1873

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Howard University Law Department
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws ( LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1874

George Wesley Atkinson Career Path

Employment:

• Assistant superintendent of public schools, Kanawha County, West Virginia, 1868-1870
• Collector of tolls, Kanawha [West Virginia] River Board, 1869-1871
• Postmaster, Charleston, West Virginia, 1871-1877
• Private practice, Charleston, West Virginia, 1875-1877
• Editor, Wheeling [West Virginia] Standard, 1877-1878
• Revenue agent, Bureau of Internal Revenue, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Wheeling, West Virginia, 1879-1881
• U.S. marshal, District of West Virginia, 1881-1885
• U.S. representative from West Virginia, 1890-1891
• Editor, West Virginia Journal, Wheeling, West Virginia, 1891-1896
• Private practice, Wheeling, West Virginia, 1891-1896
• Governor, West Virginia, 1897-1901
• U.S. attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, 1901-1905

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