Gustavus Adolphus Atkinson

Full Name: Gustavus Adolphus "Gus" Atkinson
Date of birth: November 4, 1857
Date of death: November 12, 1939

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	44-1	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Sherman / Grayson		Grayson
H	44-1	Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925	38th	Democrat	Sherman / Grayson		Grayson

(1) G.A. (Gus) Atkinson, District No. 44, Place No. 1, Sherman, Texas. House Journal.
(2) G.A. Atkinson. Texas Legislative Manual.

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House District 44-1
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sherman / Grayson
Counties in district: Grayson

House District 44-1
Jan 9, 1923 - Jan 13, 1925
Legislatures: 38th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sherman / Grayson
Counties in district: Grayson

(1) G.A. (Gus) Atkinson, District No. 44, Place No. 1, Sherman, Texas. House Journal.
(2) G.A. Atkinson. Texas Legislative Manual.

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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

47th Legislature, R.S., HSR 97, 2/5/1941, p. 356. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Gustavus A. Atkinson, birth date 11/4/1857 in Smithfield, North Carolina; death date 11/12/1939 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas; retired farmer; wife Mrs. Drusilla Atkinson. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Gustavus Adolphus Atkinson, photo and obituary transcribed by Carol Moore, burial in West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Grayson County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, Gustavus Atkinson, "Former Grayson Representative Dies on Sunday," The Denison Press, 11/13/1939, pp. 1, 4, crediting Grayson County Frontier Village. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Photographs

Photograph. G.A. Atkinson, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. G.A. Atkinson, 38th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

38th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, south wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

39th R.S. - 1925 Commerce and Manufacturing Contingent Expense Counties State Affairs
38th R.S. - 1923 Public Lands and Buildings Revenue and Taxation State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

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