Arthur Atkinson (politician, born 1833)
Arthur Samuel Atkinson (20 October 1833 – 10 December 1902) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from the Taranaki Region, New Zealand.
Arthur Samuel Atkinson in 1860
Biography
| New Zealand Parliament | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1866–1867 | 4th | Omata | Independent | |
He represented the Omata electorate from the 1866 election to 1867, when he resigned.[1]
He had not been elected for Omata in the 1865 by-election
He was a brother of Premier Harry Atkinson, and part of the Richmond–Atkinson family.[2] He married Jane Maria Richmond in 1854.
He later moved to Nelson, and became a lawyer. He studied the Māori race and language. He died at Fairfield, the house that he had built in 1872.[2][3]
References
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- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 181. OCLC 154283103.
- Porter, Frances. "Atkinson, Arthur Samuel". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 24 July 2010.
- "Fairfield House". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
| New Zealand Parliament | ||
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| Preceded by Francis Gledhill |
Member of Parliament for Omata 1866–1867 |
Succeeded by Charles Brown |
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