Gov. William Yates Atkinson

1854 - 1899  (44 years)

• Name	William Yates Atkinson
  		William Yates Atkinson, Sr. Governor of Georgia (1894-1898)
  Title	Gov.
  Born	11 Nov 1854	Oakland, Meriwether, Georgia   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1860	Meriwether County, Georgia   [4]
  Residence	1870	District 9, Meriwether, Georgia   [5]
  Political	1879	Newnan, Coweta, Georgia   [2]
  	Appointed Solicitor for Coweta County by Gov. Alfred Colquitt.
  		Public Service
  Residence	1880	Newnan, Coweta, Georgia   [6]
  Political	1886	Newnan, Coweta, Georgia   [2]
  	Begins first of four terms in the Georgia legislature.
  Political	1892	Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia   [2]
  	Speaker of the Georgia House.
  Political	1894	Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia   [7]
  	Elected Governor of the State of Georgia.
  Political	1896	Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia
  	Reelected Governor.
  Died	8 Aug 1899	Newnan, Coweta, Georgia   [1]
  Buried	Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia
  		Findagrave memorial for William Yates Atkinson Created by Evening Blues, 7 Oct 2003
  		Atkinson, William Yates, Sr.
  Notes	ATKINSON, William Yates, governor of, Georgia, was born in Oakland, Meriwether county, Ga., in 1856; son of John P. Atkinson. He was prepared for college at the Senoia high school, and was graduated from the University of Georgia, Athens, Ga., in 1877. He was admitted to the bar in 1878, and settled himself in the practice of his profession at Newman, Ga. In 1879 he was appointed solicitor-general of the Coweta circuit, by Governor Colquitt, and held the office for three years. In 1886 he was elected to the lower house of the state legislature on the Democratic ticket, was four times re-elected, and in 1892 was chosen speaker of the house. In 1890 he was elected president of the state Democratic convention, and chairman of the state Democratic executive committee in 1890 and in 1892. He became a trustee of the University of Georgia in 1890, and was governor of Georgia, 1895-'99. He was a founder of the Georgia Normal and Industrial college at Milledgeville. He died at Newnan, Ga., Aug. 8, 1899. [8]
  Person ID	I1222	Dickinson
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	John Pepper Atkinson,   b. 12 Nov 1804, Virginia ,   d. 24 Mar 1873, Meriwether County, Georgia  (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Theodora Phelps,   b. 1820, Putnam County, Georgia ,   d. 1905, Georgia  (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	29 Jul 1849	Columbus, Muscogee, Georgia   [9]
  Family ID	F0479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susan Cobb Milton,   b. 1858, Marianna, Jackson, Florida ,   d. 1942  (Age 84 years)
  Married	23 Feb 1880	Coweta County, Georgia   [10]
  Children	+ 1. John Pepper Atkinson, M.D.,   b. 2 Feb 1881, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia ,   d. 12 Sep 1912  (Age 31 years)  [Birth]   2. Lucille Belle Atkinson,   b. 27 Mar 1883, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia ,   d. 25 Feb 1957, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia  (Age 73 years)  [Birth]   3. William Yates Atkinson,   b. 18 Jan 1887, Coweta County, Georgia ,   d. 28 Nov 1953, Coweta County, Georgia  (Age 66 years)   4. Bert Milton Atkinson,   b. 20 Mar 1889, Coweta County, Georgia ,   d. 27 Apr 1937  (Age 48 years) + 5. Miriam Milton Atkinson,   b. 23 Nov 1891, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia ,   d. 6 Mar 1968  (Age 76 years)  [Birth]   6. Georgia Hardeman Atkinson,   b. 13 Oct 1895, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia ,   d. 31 Dec 1996, Ormond Beach, Volusia, Florida  (Age 101 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2015
  Family ID	F0380	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Nov 1854 - Oakland, Meriwether, Georgia Residence - 1860 - Meriwether County, Georgia Political - Appointed Solicitor for Coweta County by Gov. Alfred Colquitt. - 1879 - Newnan, Coweta, Georgia Residence - 1880 - Newnan, Coweta, Georgia Married - 23 Feb 1880 - Coweta County, Georgia Political - Begins first of four terms in the Georgia legislature. - 1886 - Newnan, Coweta, Georgia Political - Speaker of the Georgia House. - 1892 - Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia Political - Elected Governor of the State of Georgia. - 1894 - Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia Political - Reelected Governor. - 1896 - Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia Died - 8 Aug 1899 - Newnan, Coweta, Georgia Buried - - Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Coweta, Georgia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S007837] Headstone, Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia. [S336339] The Governors of Georgia, James F. Cook, (Macon, Georgia: The Mercer University Press, 2005), 187. [S52] GA HomeTownLocator, (HTL, Inc.), http://georgia.hometownlocator.com., http://georgia.hometownlocator.com/ga/meriwether/oakland.cfm. "Oakland is a populated place located in Meriwether County at latitude 33.108 and longitude -84.591." [S014287] 1860 United States Census, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860), Census Place: , Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: M653_130; Page: 460; Image: 462; Family History Library Film: 803130. John F Atkinson/55 Theodora Atkinson/40 John P Atkinson/18 Lucy A Atkinson/10 Theodore E Atkinson/8 Wm Y Atkinson/6 Thomas A Atkinson/4 Roswell Atkinson/2/12 [S013899] 1870 United States Census, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1870), Census Place: District 9, Meriwether, Georgia; Roll: M593_165; Page: 321B; Image: 185; Family History Library Film: 545664. [S014080] 1880 United States Census, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880), Census Place: Newnan, Coweta, Georgia; Roll: 142; Family History Film: 1254142; Page: 575A; Enumeration District: 042; Image: 0273. Boarders: William Atkinson/28 Susan M/21 [S336339] The Governors of Georgia, James F. Cook, (Macon, Georgia: The Mercer University Press, 2005), 188-189. [S009749] Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Rossiter Johnson, ed., (Boston, Massachusetts: The Biographical Society, 1904), vol. 1. [S100034] Coweta County Chronicles for One Hundred Years, Mary Gibson Jones and Lilly Reynolds, (Atlanta, Georgia: Stein Printing Co., 1928), 636. [S336339] The Governors of Georgia, James F. Cook, (Macon, Georgia: The Mercer University Press, 2005), 190.