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Atkinson, Archibald

soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born Sept. 13, 1792, in the Isle of Wight county, Va.

Upon leaving the army he commenced the practice of law in Smithfield, and was a member of the general assembly from 1815 to 1817, and also of the house of delegates and state senate for several years. In 1843 he was elected a representative in congress from Virginia, and served until 1848; was a member of the committee on naval affairs and commerce; was prosecuting attorney for his county twenty years; mayor of Smithfield; and a magistrate. He died Jan. 10, 1872, in Isle of Wight, Va.