Samuel Atherton | |
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| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 5th Norfolk district | |
| In office 1870–1871 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 5th Norfolk[1] district | |
| In office January 5, 1870[1] – 1871 | |
| Preceded by | William Taylor Adams[2] |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 5th Norfolk district | |
| In office 1867–1868 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 26, 1815[3] Stoughton, Massachusetts, US[3] |
| Died | April 3, 1895 (aged 80) Cambridge, Massachusetts, US |
| Political party | Whig,[4] Republican[4] |
| Spouse(s) | Tempi H. Holbrook, m. September 16, 1841, died February 24, 1849; Susan B. Baker, m. July 3, 1856, died May 18, 1858; Susan M. (Bassett) Holton, m. October 6, 1869[4] |
| Children | 6 |
| Occupation | Boot and Shoe dealer & Leather Merchant |
Samuel Atherton (January 26, 1815 – April 3, 1895)[5] was a Massachusetts businessman who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
- ^ a b Warner, Oliver (1870), Acts and resolves passed by the General Court of Massachusetts in the year 1870, Boston, MA: Secretary of the Commonwealth, p. 2
- ^ Warner, Oliver (1869), Acts and resolves passed by the General Court of Massachusetts in the year 1869, Boston, MA: Secretary of the Commonwealth, p. 906
- ^ a b Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1884), History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Philadelphia, PA: J.W.Lewis & Co., p. 417
- ^ a b c Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1884), History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Philadelphia, PA: J.W.Lewis & Co., p. 418
- ^ "Atherton One Name Study - Entry for Samuel Atherton".