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{{short description|American politician, lawyer and military officer (1697–1779)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[The Honourable]]
| name = Theodore Atkinson
| image = Colonel Theodore Atkinson 1760 Joseph Blackburn.jpg
| office = [[New Hampshire Secretary of State|Secretary of New Hampshire]]
| term_start = 1741
| term_end = 1762
| predecessor = [[Richard Waldron (Secretary)|Richard Waldron]]
| successor = [[Theodore Atkinson Jr.]]
| birth_date = December 20, 1697
| birth_place = [[New Castle, New Hampshire]]
| death_date = September 22, 1779 (aged 81)
| death_place = [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]]
| occupation = Politician, lawyer, military officer
| alma_mater = [[Harvard College]] (g. 1718)
| parents = Theodore Atkinson III <br /> Mary Atkinson
| allegiance = {{flagicon image|Red Ensign of Great Britain (1707–1800, square canton).svg}} [[Province of New Hampshire|New Hampshire]]
| branch = {{flagicon image|Red Ensign of Great Britain (1707–1800, square canton).svg}} [[New Hampshire Militia]]
| rank = [[Colonel]]
}}
[[Colonel]] '''Theodore Atkinson''' (December 20, 1697 – September 22, 1779) was an American politician, lawyer and military officer who served as the [[New Hampshire Secretary of State|secretary of New Hampshire]] from 1741 to 1762.
==Early life==
Theodore Atkinson was born in [[New Castle, New Hampshire]] on December 20, 1697. His parents were [[Colonel]] Theodore Atkinson III and his wife Mary. Atkinson was sent to study at [[Harvard College]], graduating from the institution in 1718. A year later, his father died, and by the the mid-1730's, Atkinson had moved to [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]], where he worked as a lawyer.<ref> https://www.nhhistory.org/object/252024/atkinson-theodore-1697-1779 </ref>
==Political and military career==
In 1741, Atkinson was appointed as the [[New Hampshire Secretary of State|secretary of New Hampshire]], serving in the office until 1762, when he passed it to his son Theodore. However, after Theodore died in 1769, Atkinson once again served in the office until 1775. Atkins also served in the [[New Hampshire Militia]] at the rank of [[colonel]].<ref> https://www.nhhistory.org/object/252024/atkinson-theodore-1697-1779 </ref>
==Later life and death==
Atkinson died in Portsmouth on September 22, 1779.<ref> https://www.nhhistory.org/object/252024/atkinson-theodore-1697-1779 </ref>
==References==
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[[Category:New Hampshire politicians]]
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{{short description|American politician, lawyer and military officer (1697–1779)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [[The Honourable]]
| name = Theodore Atkinson
| image = Colonel Theodore Atkinson 1760 Joseph Blackburn.jpg
| office = [[New Hampshire Secretary of State|Secretary of New Hampshire]]
| term_start = 1741
| term_end = 1762
| predecessor = [[Richard Waldron (Secretary)|Richard Waldron]]
| successor = [[Theodore Atkinson Jr.]]
| birth_date = December 20, 1697
| birth_place = [[New Castle, New Hampshire]]
| death_date = September 22, 1779 (aged 81)
| death_place = [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]]
| occupation = Politician, lawyer, military officer
| alma_mater = [[Harvard College]] (g. 1718)
| parents = Theodore Atkinson III <br /> Mary Atkinson
| allegiance = {{flagicon image|Red Ensign of Great Britain (1707–1800, square canton).svg}} [[Province of New Hampshire|New Hampshire]]
| branch = {{flagicon image|Red Ensign of Great Britain (1707–1800, square canton).svg}} [[New Hampshire Militia]]
| rank = [[Colonel]]
}}
[[Colonel]] '''Theodore Atkinson''' (December 20, 1697 – September 22, 1779) was an American politician, lawyer and military officer who served as the [[New Hampshire Secretary of State|secretary of New Hampshire]] from 1741 to 1762.
==Early life==
Theodore Atkinson was born in [[New Castle, New Hampshire]] on December 20, 1697. His parents were [[Colonel]] Theodore Atkinson III and his wife Mary. Atkinson was sent to study at [[Harvard College]], graduating from the institution in 1718. A year later, his father died, and by the the mid-1730's, Atkinson had moved to [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]], where he worked as a lawyer.<ref> https://www.nhhistory.org/object/252024/atkinson-theodore-1697-1779 </ref>
==Political and military career==
In 1741, Atkinson was appointed as the [[New Hampshire Secretary of State|secretary of New Hampshire]], serving in the office until 1762, when he passed it to his son Theodore. However, after Theodore died in 1769, Atkinson once again served in the office until 1775. Atkins also served in the [[New Hampshire Militia]] at the rank of [[colonel]].<ref> https://www.nhhistory.org/object/252024/atkinson-theodore-1697-1779 </ref>
==Later life and death==
Atkinson died in Portsmouth on September 22, 1779.<ref> https://www.nhhistory.org/object/252024/atkinson-theodore-1697-1779 </ref>
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Atkinson, Theodore}}
[[Category:1697 births]]
[[Category:1779 deaths]]
[[Category:American militia officers]]
[[Category:British colonial governors and administrators in the Americas]]
[[Category:Burials in New Hampshire]]
[[Category:Harvard College alumni]]
[[Category:New Hampshire politicians]]
Okumaya devam et...