Archibald Atkinson

Archibald Atkinson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 1st district
In office
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849
Preceded byFrancis Mallory
Succeeded byJohn Millson
Member of the Virginia Senate from Isle of Wight, Prince George, Southampton, Surry and Sussex Counties
In office
1839–1843
Preceded byJoel Holleman
Succeeded byWilliam Spark
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Isle of Wight County
In office
1828–1830
Preceded byJohn Chapman
Succeeded byJames Jordon
In office
1815–1816
Alongside John Lawrence
Personal details
Born(1792-09-15)September 15, 1792
Isle of Wight County, Virginia
DiedJanuary 7, 1872(1872-01-07) (aged 79)
Smithfield, Virginia
Resting placeOld St. Luke's Church
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materCollege of William and Mary
Professionlawyer, legislator
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America
Battles/warsWar of 1812

Archibald Atkinson (September 15, 1792 – January 7, 1872) was a 19th Century American lawyer and slave owner[1] who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Virginia from 1843 to 1849. He was a veteran of the War of 1812.

Biography

Born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Atkinson received a liberal education.

Education and early career

He attended the law department of the College of William & Mary (now the Marshall-Wythe School of Law), Williamsburg, Virginia.

He served during the War of 1812 and was later admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Smithfield, Virginia.

Virginia legislature

He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1815 to 1817 and from 1828 to 1831, and served in the Virginia Senate from 1839 to 1843.

Congress

Atkinson was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-eighth, Twenty-ninth, and Thirtieth Congresses (March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1848 to the Thirty-first Congress.

In a valedictory speech to Congress in 1849, he described slavery as a "positive moral good" for those enslaved, claimed that the "well-fed, well-clad, contented negro of Virginia asks not your sympathy for him," and falsely claimed that slaves would rise up against abolitionists.[2]

Later career and death

He served as prosecuting attorney for Isle of Wight County.

He died in Smithfield, Virginia, on January 7, 1872. He was interred in the graveyard of Old St. Luke's Church, four miles southeast of Smithfield.

Elections

  • 1841; Atkinson lost his first election for the U.S. House of Representatives; he was defeated by Whig Francis Mallory, winning only 11.26% of the vote.
  • 1843; Atkinson was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 50.07% of the vote, defeating Whig James E. Langhorne.
  • 1845; Atkinson was re-elected with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Whig R.H. Whitfield.
  • 1847; Atkinson was re-elected with 50.82% of the vote, defeating Whig Samuel Watts.

References

  1. ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-19, retrieved 2022-01-23
  2. ^ "Rep. Archibald Atkinson (D-VA)". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2022-01-23.

Sources

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 1st congressional district
1843–1849 		Succeeded by

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