William Yates Atkinson [SEP] position held
William Yates Atkinson
William Yates Atkinson (November 11, 1854 – August 8, 1899) was the 55th Governor of Georgia from 1894 to 1898.
Early life.
Atkinson was born in the Oakland community in Meriwether County on November 11, 1854. He graduated from the University of Georgia with an LL.B in 1877. He married Susan Cobb Milton, granddaughter of Florida Governor John Milton, in 1880.
Political Life.
After graduating from the University of Georgia, Atkinson began practicing law in Newnan. Atkinson
Georgia History:November 11th", Ed Jackson and Charly Pou, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, The University of Georgia
External links.
- Hulett, Keith. "William Y. Atkinson (1854-1899)." New Georgia Encyclopedia. September 25, 2014. Web. June 17, 2016.
- Portrait of William Yates Atkinson
- Picture of Georgia Governor William Yates Atkinson (foreground) with his military staff on horseback at the corner of Peachtree Street and Cain Street (now Andrew Young International Boulevard