Thomas Atkinson (poet)
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Thomas Atkinson (1801?–1833), was a Scottish poet and miscellaneous writer.
Atkinson was a native of Glasgow, where he carried on business as a bookseller. He published, under his own editorship, the ‘Sextuple Alliance’ and the ‘Chameleon,’ and also a weekly periodical, the ‘Ant.’ After the passing of the Reform Bill, he became a candidate in the liberal interest for the representation of the Stirling burghs in parliament, but was unsuccessful. Over-exertion during the contest brought on a dangerous illness, which assumed the character of consumption, and he died on the passage to Barbadoes, 10 October 1833. Daniel Macmillan, founder of the publishing house of Macmillan & Co., was for some time Atkinson's shopman.
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Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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- 1801 births
- 1833 deaths
- 19th-century Scottish poets
- Scottish writer stubs
- British poet stubs