George Wesley Atkinson

1845–1925 · Charleston, VA (now WV)

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
Court of ClaimsJudgeTheodore Roosevelt (Republican)Jan 16, 1906Resignation, Apr 16, 1916

Education

  • Ohio Wesleyan University, A.B., 1870
  • Ohio Wesleyan University, A.M., 1873
  • Howard University Law Department, LL.B., 1874

Professional 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

Opinions on This Site

1 opinion from 1910 to 1910

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