Charles Humphrey Atherton | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's At-large Congressional district | |
| In office March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Smith |
| Succeeded by | Nathaniel Upham |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
| In office 1823–1839 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 14, 1773 Amherst, Province of New Hampshire, British America |
| Died | January 8, 1853 (aged 79) Amherst, New Hampshire |
| Resting place | Old Cemetery Amherst, New Hampshire |
| Citizenship | U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Spouse | Mary Ann Toppan Atherton |
| Relations | William Gordon |
| Children | Charles G. Atherton |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Profession | Lawyer Politician Farmer Banker Historian |
Charles Humphrey Atherton (August 14, 1773 – January 8, 1853),[1] an American Federalist politician, banker and a distinguished attorney from New Hampshire.[2][3]
Atherton served once as a United States Representative from New Hampshire from 1815 to 1817, but did not seek re-election.[4] He was thrice elected to the state legislature and was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1823, 1838 and 1839.[5][6]
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- ^ Herringshaw, Thomas William (1909). Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography. p. 165.
- ^ Wilson, James Grant; Fiske, John (1888). "Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Volume 1".
- ^ "Charles Humphrey Atherton". politicalgraveyard.com.