John D. C. Atkins

John DeWitt Clinton Atkins
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
In office
1885–1888
PresidentGrover Cleveland
Preceded byHiram Price
Succeeded byJohn H. Oberly
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee
In office
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883
Preceded byDavid A. Nunn
Succeeded byJohn M. Taylor
Constituency8th district
In office
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
Preceded byRobert P. Caldwell
Succeeded byWashington C. Whitthorne
Constituency7th district
In office
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
Preceded byEmerson Etheridge
Succeeded byEmerson Etheridge
Constituency9th district
Member of the Confederate States Congress from Tennessee
In office
February 18, 1862–1865
Member of the Tennessee Senate
In office
1855–1857
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
1849–1851
Personal details
Born(1825-06-04)June 4, 1825
Manly's Chapel, Tennessee
DiedJune 2, 1908(1908-06-02) (aged 82)
Paris, Tennessee
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
  • Elizabeth Bacon Porter Atkins
  • Flora Crawford Atkins
ChildrenJohn DeWitt Atkins
Alma materEast Tennessee University
Profession

John DeWitt Clinton Atkins (June 4, 1825 – June 2, 1908) was an American slave owner,[1] politician and a member of both the United States House of Representatives and Confederate Congress from Tennessee.

  1. ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-19, retrieved 2022-01-23