Preceded by Hugh Paterson Innes Preceded by Archibald Little Constituency Norfolk North Died 1 July 1921 | Succeeded by George David Sewell Succeeded by Hugh Paterson Innes Political party Liberal Party Ontario Liberal Party | |
Born August 24, 1854
Ancaster township ( 1854-08-24 ) Books Prayers, Poetry and Invocation | ||
Thomas Robert Atkinson (August 24, 1854 – 1921) was a lawyer and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Norfolk North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1905 to 1908 and from 1911 to 1919 as a Liberal.
The son of Thomas Atkinson and Mary Ballantine, he was born in Ancaster township and was educated in Simcoe, at Queen's University and at Osgoode Hall Law School. In 1879, he married Alice Steele. Atkinson served as mayor of Simcoe from 1895 to 1896. He ran unsuccessfully for the Norfolk South seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1900, losing to David Tisdale. Atkinson was defeated when he by Hugh Paterson Innes when he ran for reelection to the Ontario assembly in 1908 but was reelected in 1911 and 1914.
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