William O. Atkeson

William O. Atkeson

William Oscar Atkeson (born August 24, 1854 in Buffalo , Putnam County , Virginia , †  October 16, 1931 in Butler , Missouri ) was an American politician . Between 1921 and 1923 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Born in what is now West Virginia , William Atkeson attended public schools in his homeland and then studied at the University of Kentucky in Lexington . In 1874 and 1875 he was a teacher in West Virginia. At the same time he continued his own education at the Fairmont Normal School until 1875 . In 1876 Atkeson moved to Point Pleasant , where he began a career as a journalist. In this city he published the West Virginia Monitor in 1876. After studying law and its made in 1877 admitted to the bar, he started in Council Grove ( Kansas to work) in this profession. Atkeson had lived in Missouri since 1882. Between 1882 and 1889 he was based in Rich Hill ; after that he moved to Butler. He practiced as a lawyer in both places. Between 1891 and 1893 he was a district attorney in Bates County . In 1892 he ran unsuccessfully for judge in the 29th Judicial District of Missouri. Between 1894 and 1902 Atkeson acted as publisher and editor of the newspaper "Butler Free Press".

Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party . In 1906 and 1908 he ran unsuccessfully for Congress . Between 1910 and 1911 he worked as the assistant hotel inspector for the Missouri government; from 1911 to 1913 he was Deputy State Labor Commissioner and Deputy Secretary of Labor of that state. In the years 1915 to 1918 he published the newspaper "Bates County Record", of which he was also the owner.

In the congressional elections of 1920 Atkeson was in the sixth electoral district of Missouri in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC chosen, where he succeeded the on March 4, 1921 Democrats Clement C. Dickinson took, whom he had defeated in the election. Since he lost to Dickinson in 1922 and thus regained his mandate, Atkeson could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1923. From 1923 to 1925 he served as the State Warehouse Commissioner in Kansas City . After that he practiced as a lawyer again. He also dealt with literary matters. William Atkeson died in Butler on October 16, 1931.

Web links

• William O. Atkeson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• William O. Atkeson in the database of Find a Grave (English)