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George Wesley Atkinson
Judge, Court of Claims · 1906
George Wesley Atkinson , Judge, Court of Claims. George Wesley Atkinson (June 29, 1845 – April 4, 1925) was a United States cavalryman, lawyer, politician, judge and scholar who became the tenth governor of West Virginia after running as the candidate of the Republican Party.
Education
- Ohio Wesleyan UniversityA.B., 1870
- Ohio Wesleyan UniversityA.M., 1873
- Howard University Law DepartmentLL.B., 1874
Career
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
Biography
George Wesley Atkinson (June 29, 1845 – April 4, 1925) was a United States cavalryman, lawyer, politician, judge and scholar who became the tenth governor of West Virginia after running as the candidate of the Republican Party.
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