Thomas Atkinson (poet)

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 followed in the shoes of his father, also Thomas Atkinson, running a bookshop at 80 Trongate under the name of Atknison & Co.[1]

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.

He was portrayed by Andrew Henderson.[2]

Monies left in his will created the Atkinson Institution in Glasgow.[3]

References
  1. Glasgow Post Office Directory 1832
  2. Illustrated Catalogue of the Exhibition of Portraits in the New Galleries of Art in Corporation Buildings
  3. Illustrated Catalogue of the Exhibition of Portraits in the New Galleries of Art in Corporation Buildings

"Atkinson, Thomas (1801?-1833)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.


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