Charles Humphrey Atherton

Charles Humphrey Atherton
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 bySamuel Smith
Succeeded byNathaniel Upham
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives
In office
1823–1839
Personal details
Born(1773-08-14)August 14, 1773
Amherst, Province of New Hampshire, British America
DiedJanuary 8, 1853(1853-01-08) (aged 79)
Amherst, New Hampshire
Resting placeOld Cemetery
Amherst, New Hampshire
CitizenshipU.S.
Political partyFederalist
SpouseMary Ann Toppan Atherton
RelationsWilliam Gordon
ChildrenCharles G. Atherton
Alma materHarvard University
ProfessionLawyer
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]

  1. ^ "Boston Athenaeum: Picture of Charles H. Atherton".
  2. ^ "Atherton One Name Study - Entry for Charles Humphrey Atherton".
  3. ^ "Charles H. Atherton biography". United States House of Representatives: History, Art, & Archives.
  4. ^ Herringshaw, Thomas William (1909). Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography. p. 165.
  5. ^ Wilson, James Grant; Fiske, John (1888). "Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Volume 1".
  6. ^ "Charles Humphrey Atherton". politicalgraveyard.com.