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ATKINSON.ATKINSON. and spent most of her time from 1894 in foreign countries. She is the author of "The Doomswoman" (1892); "Before the Gringo Came" (1894); "A Whirl Asunder" (1895); "Patience Sparhawk and Her Times" (1897); "His Fortunate Grace" (1897); "American Wives and English Husbands" (1898); "The Californian" (1898); "A Daughter of the Vine" (1789); "The Valiant Runaways" (1879); "Senator North" (1900); "The Conqueror: Being the True and Romantic Account of Alexander Hamilton" (1902). ATKINSON, Edward, economist, was born in Brookline, Mass., Feb. 10, 1827. His studies were carried on wholly at private schools, and from early youth he was especially interested in the subject of economics, both practical and theoretical. He attained a position as one of the bestand most thoroughly earnest writers on economic topics. He invented the Aladdin oven, and became president of the Boston manufacturers' Mutual Fire Insurance company, being considered an authority on that subject. In 1899 he was deprived of the use of the U.S. mails on the charge of sending seditious matter by mail to the soldiers in the Philippines. He then turned editor, and published The Anti-Imperialist, a weekly, in which he set forth his views on the McKinley administration. He received the degree LL.D. from the University of South Carolina and Ph. D. from Dartmouth college; and wrote and lectured upon economic matters, the topics including such subjects as "Banking"; "Insufficiency of Economic Legislation"; "What Makes the Rate of Wages"; "Application of Science to the Production and Consumption of Food"; and "Prevention of Loss by Fire." Among his pamphlets and books are "Our National Domain"; "The railroads of the United States"; "Argument for the Conditional Reform of the Legal Tender Act"; "The Railway and the Farmer"; "The Distribution of Products"; "The Margin of Profits"; "Slow Burning Construction"; "Labor and Capital — "Allies, not Enemies"; "What is a Bank"?; " The Industrial Progress of the Nation"; "Consumption Limited; Production Unlimited"; "Influence of Boston Capital upon Manufacturers"; "Cheap Cotton by Free Labor,"; "The Collection of Revenue", and "The Science of Nutrition." ATKINSON, George Wesley, governor of West Virginia, was born in Charleston, Va., June 29, 1845; son of James and Miriam (Rader) Atkinson; and grandson of George Atkinson, a Virginian, 'and of George Rader, a native of Germany. He was graduated from Ohio Wesleyan university in 1870 with the degree of A.B.; took post-graduate studies at Mt. Union college, Ohio, and was graduated from the law department of Howard university, Washington, D.C. in 1874. He was admitted to the bar in 1875 and practised law at Wheeling, W. Va., from 1885. He was a member of the West Virginia legislature in 1876; United States marshal of West Virginia, 1881-'85; postmaster of Charleston, W. Va., 1870-'76; United States internal revenue agent, 1876-'80, and Republican representative from the 1st West Virginia district in the 51st congress, 1889-'91. He was elected governor of West Virginia by the Republican party for the term from March 4, 1897, to March 4, 1901. He was a member of the Charleston board of education, 1869-’71, and assistant county superintendent of public schools, 1868-'70. He received the degrees Ph.D. pro merito from Mt. Union college in 1887, LL.D. from Howard university, Tenn., in 1890, LL.B. from Howard university in 1891, LL.D. from the University of Nashville, Tenn., in 1890, and D.C.L. from the University of West Virginia in 1897. He is the author of "History of Kanawha" (1876); "West Virginia Pulpit" (1878); "After the Moonshiners" (1879); "Revenue Digest" (1880); "A.B.C. of the Tariff" (1882); "Don't, or Negative Chips from Blocks of Living Truths" (1886); "Prominent Men of West Virginia" (1795); "Psychology Simplified " (1887), and poems 1899). ATKINSON, John, clergyman, was born in Deerfield, N.J., Sept. 6, 1835. He became a Methodist Episcopal minister in 1853, and held various pastorates. He received the degree A.M. from Dickinson in 1869, and D.D. from Illinois Wesleyan university in 1877, He is the author of "The Living Way" (1856); "Memorials of Methodism in New Jersey" (1860); also of the well known hymn. "We shall meet beyond the River" (1867); "The Garden of Sorrows" (1868); "The Class Leader" (1874); "Centennial History of American Methodism" (1884); and "The Wesleyan Movement in America" (1896). He died in Haverstraw, N.Y., Dec. 8, 1897. ATKINSON, Louis E., representative, was born in Delaware, Pa., April 16, 1841. He was graduated at the University of the city of New York, M.D., 1861, and served in the medical department of the U.S. army, 1861-65. He studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1870. and represented Pennsylvania in the 48th, 49th, 50th. 51st, and 52d congresses, 1883-98.