William P. Atkinson [SEP] position held
William P. Atkinson
William P. Atkinson was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Biography.
Atkinson was born on May 14, 1901 in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. He attended high school in San Antonio, Texas and Erie, Pennsylvania before graduating from Pennsylvania State University. During World War II, he served in the United States Navy. Atkinson was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, AMVETS, Catholic War Veterans, the Military Officers Association of America, the Fraternal Order of Eagles and
, he entered business and held managerial positions at William Doxford, Tube Investments, Unicorn Industries and Aurora Steel. In 1980, he was appointed Chairman of British Shipbuilders. He retired from that position in 1984.
Personal life.
In 1941, Atkinson married Joyce Forster. Together they had two children; one son and one daughter. His first wife died in 1973. In 1977, he married Margaret Hazel Walker. They did not have any children.
Atkinson died on 25 January 2015, at the age of