Rep. Charles Humphrey Atherton

Is your surname Atherton?

Connect to 4,172 Atherton profiles on Geni

Rep. Charles Humphrey Atherton's Geni Profile

Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love

  • Build your family tree online
  • Share photos and videos
  • Smart Matching™ technology
  • Free!

Rep. Charles Humphrey Atherton

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Amerst, N H
Death: 1853 (79-80)
Place of Burial: Amherst Town Hall Burying Ground Amherst Hillsborough County New Hampshire
Immediate Family:

Son of Honorable Joshua Atherton and Abigail Atherton
Husband of Mary Ann Atherton
Father of Sen. Charles Gordon Atherton
Brother of Abigail Kent and Catherine Means

Managed by: Judith "Judi" Elaine (McKee) Burns
Last Updated:

About Rep. Charles Humphrey Atherton

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Humphrey_Atherton

Charles Humphrey Atherton (14 August 1773 – 8 January 1853) was an American Federalist Representative from New Hampshire.

Born in Amherst, New Hampshire on 14 August 1773, Atherton graduated from Harvard University in 1794. He was admitted to the bar in 1797 and started practicing law in Amherst.

He was elected and served as a Federalist Representative to the Fourteenth United States Congress and served from 4 March 1815 to 3 March 1817. He declined to run for reelection in 1816 and instead served as a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1823 to 1839. He resumed the practice in law after leaving the State House and died in Amherst 8 January 1853.

He is the father of Senator Charles Gordon Atherton.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31096695&ref=wvr

view all

Rep. Charles Humphrey Atherton's Timeline

1773
1773
Amerst, N H
1804
July 4, 1804
Amherst, Hillsborough, NH, United States
1853
1853
Age 80
????
Amherst Town Hall Burying Ground Amherst Hillsborough County New Hampshire