Thomas Atkinson (bishop)

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The Right Reverend Thomas Atkinson S.T.D., LL.D.
Bishop of North Carolina
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	North Carolina
Elected	May 28, 1853
In office	1853–1881
Predecessor	Levi Silliman Ives
Successor	Theodore B. Lyman
Orders
Ordination	May 7, 1837 by Richard Channing Moore
Consecration	October 17, 1853 by  Thomas Church Brownell Charles Pettit McIlvaine George Washington Doane James Hervey Otey George Trevor Spencer John Medley
Personal details
Born	(1807-08-06)August 6, 1807 Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States
Died	January 4, 1881(1881-01-04) (aged 73) Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
Buried	St. James Episcopal Church (Wilmington, North Carolina)
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Robert Atkinson & Mary Tabb Mayo Atkinson
Spouse	Josepha Gwinn Wilder
Children	Mary Mayo Atkinson John Wilder Atkinson Robert Atkinson
Alma mater	Hampden-Sydney College

Thomas Atkinson (August 6, 1807 – January 4, 1881) was the third Episcopal Bishop of North Carolina.