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

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
Preceded by Francis Gledhill	Member of Parliament for Omata 1866–1867	Succeeded by Charles Brown

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[Wilson-1] 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.

[DNZB_Arthur_Atkinson-2] Porter, Frances. "Atkinson, Arthur Samuel". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 24 July 2010.

[NZHPT_Fairfield_House-3] "Fairfield House". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 21 June 2012.