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class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1870–1871</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">Massachusetts House of Representatives</a></span><br />from the 5th Norfolk<sup id="cite_ref-MassActandRespg2_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MassActandRespg2-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />January 5, 1870<sup id="cite_ref-MassActandRespg2_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MassActandRespg2-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – 1871</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/William_Taylor_Adams" title="William Taylor Adams">William Taylor Adams</a><sup id="cite_ref-MassActandRespg906_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MassActandRespg906-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">Massachusetts House of Representatives</a></span><br />from the 5th Norfolk district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1867–1868</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">January 26, 1815<sup id="cite_ref-HistNorCountypgs417_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistNorCountypgs417-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/Stoughton,_Massachusetts" title="Stoughton, Massachusetts">Stoughton, Massachusetts</a>, US<sup id="cite_ref-HistNorCountypgs417_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistNorCountypgs417-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">April 3, 1895 (aged 80)<br /><a href="/wiki/Cambridge,_Massachusetts" title="Cambridge, Massachusetts">Cambridge, Massachusetts</a>, US</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(United_States)" title="Whig Party (United States)">Whig</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-HistNorCountypgs418_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistNorCountypgs418-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a><sup id="cite_ref-HistNorCountypgs418_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistNorCountypgs418-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Tempi H. Holbrook, m. September 16, 1841, died February 24, 1849;<br /> Susan B. Baker, m. July 3, 1856, died May 18, 1858; <br />Susan M. (Bassett) Holton, m. October 6, 1869<sup id="cite_ref-HistNorCountypgs418_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistNorCountypgs418-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">6</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data">Boot and Shoe dealer & Leather Merchant</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Samuel Atherton</b> (January 26, 1815 – April 3, 1895)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was a Massachusetts businessman who served as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">Massachusetts House of Representatives</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samuel_Atherton&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He was born on January 26, 1815, the son of Samuel Atherton (1784-1877) <sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Abigail Pope (1786-1868). His mother was the granddaughter of Colonel Ralph Pope, aide-de-camp to Gen. George Washington. His father was a farmer and a prominent citizen of <a href="/wiki/Stoughton,_Massachusetts" title="Stoughton, Massachusetts">Stoughton, Massachusetts</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Historic_American_Buildings_Survey,_Arthur_C._Haskell,_Photographer._1935_(a)_Ext-General_view_from_southeast_-_Samuel_Atherton_House,_449_Central_Street,_Stoughton,_Norfolk_HABS_MASS,11-STOU,2-2.tif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Historic_American_Buildings_Survey%2C_Arthur_C._Haskell%2C_Photographer._1935_%28a%29_Ext-General_view_from_southeast_-_Samuel_Atherton_House%2C_449_Central_Street%2C_Stoughton%2C_Norfolk_HABS_MASS%2C11-STOU%2C2-2.tif/lossy-page1-220px-thumbnail.tif.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Historic_American_Buildings_Survey%2C_Arthur_C._Haskell%2C_Photographer._1935_%28a%29_Ext-General_view_from_southeast_-_Samuel_Atherton_House%2C_449_Central_Street%2C_Stoughton%2C_Norfolk_HABS_MASS%2C11-STOU%2C2-2.tif/lossy-page1-330px-thumbnail.tif.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Historic_American_Buildings_Survey%2C_Arthur_C._Haskell%2C_Photographer._1935_%28a%29_Ext-General_view_from_southeast_-_Samuel_Atherton_House%2C_449_Central_Street%2C_Stoughton%2C_Norfolk_HABS_MASS%2C11-STOU%2C2-2.tif/lossy-page1-440px-thumbnail.tif.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5000" data-file-height="3968" /></a><figcaption>Samuel Atherton House, Stoughton, Massachusetts: the family home</figcaption></figure> <p>He was an active member of the <a href="/wiki/Stoughton_Musical_Society" title="Stoughton Musical Society">Stoughton Musical Society</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His grandfather John Atherton had been a founding member and had hosted many musical events for the Society at his home. His grandmother was Mary Adams, the daughter of Jedidiah Adams, a relative of <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Adams" title="Samuel Adams">Samuel Adams</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samuel_Atherton&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He began as a clerk in a shoe store. Four years later her was employed by <a href="/wiki/Caleb_Stetson" title="Caleb Stetson">Caleb Stetson</a>. He greatly improved the financial standing of the family, establishing himself as a retail dealer in boots and shoes, after entering into partnership with Stetson.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Signature_of_Samuel_Atherton_of_Boston,_Massachusetts.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Signature_of_Samuel_Atherton_of_Boston%2C_Massachusetts.jpg/220px-Signature_of_Samuel_Atherton_of_Boston%2C_Massachusetts.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Signature_of_Samuel_Atherton_of_Boston%2C_Massachusetts.jpg/330px-Signature_of_Samuel_Atherton_of_Boston%2C_Massachusetts.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Signature_of_Samuel_Atherton_of_Boston%2C_Massachusetts.jpg/440px-Signature_of_Samuel_Atherton_of_Boston%2C_Massachusetts.jpg 2x" data-file-width="811" data-file-height="294" /></a><figcaption>Signature of Samuel Atherton</figcaption></figure> <p>By 1852 "Atherton, Stetson and Company", dealers in leather, were one of Boston's most successful business at the time. His two younger brothers, <a href="/wiki/James_Atherton_(died_1879)" title="James Atherton (died 1879)">James Atherton</a> (1819-1879)<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and William, became his partners that same year. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:James_Atherton_(1819-1879)_of_Stoughton,_Massachusetts.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/James_Atherton_%281819-1879%29_of_Stoughton%2C_Massachusetts.jpg/220px-James_Atherton_%281819-1879%29_of_Stoughton%2C_Massachusetts.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="278" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/James_Atherton_%281819-1879%29_of_Stoughton%2C_Massachusetts.jpg/330px-James_Atherton_%281819-1879%29_of_Stoughton%2C_Massachusetts.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/James_Atherton_%281819-1879%29_of_Stoughton%2C_Massachusetts.jpg/440px-James_Atherton_%281819-1879%29_of_Stoughton%2C_Massachusetts.jpg 2x" data-file-width="881" data-file-height="1113" /></a><figcaption>James Atherton (1819–1879)</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_business_interests">Other business interests</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samuel_Atherton&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Other business interests"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He was a director of the New England Bank,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prescott Insurance Company, Massachusetts Loan and Trust Company, President of the Dorchester Gas-Light Company, Director of the <a href="/wiki/Central_Massachusetts_Railroad" title="Central Massachusetts Railroad">Central Massachusetts Railroad</a>, as well as being connected with many other corporations. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_interest">Political interest</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samuel_Atherton&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Political interest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_State_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts State Legislature">Massachusetts State Legislature</a> in <a href="/wiki/1867_Massachusetts_legislature" title="1867 Massachusetts legislature">1867</a>, <a href="/wiki/1870_Massachusetts_legislature" title="1870 Massachusetts legislature">1870</a> and <a href="/wiki/1877_Massachusetts_legislature" title="1877 Massachusetts legislature">1877</a>, representing Dorchester.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal">Personal</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samuel_Atherton&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Atherton was widowed twice. His first wife was Temperance “Tempie” Holbrook (1820–1849) and they had four children. Temperance died of consumption at the age of 29 when her youngest daughter, Sarah was just five months old. </p><p>He subsequently married Susan Baker (1833–1858). She died two years later after giving birth to a child, named Susan, following the birth of Helen Louise “Nellie”.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He married his last wife on 1869; Susan M Bassett (1831–1907). </p><p>In 1890, Atherton was recorded as living in 121 Washington St, Boston.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Family">Family</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samuel_Atherton&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He was the uncle of the celebrated US Composer, <a href="/wiki/Percy_Lee_Atherton" title="Percy Lee Atherton">Percy Lee Atherton</a>; politician, <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Atherton" title="Frederick Atherton">Frederick Atherton</a>; and the architect, <a href="/wiki/Walter_Atherton_(architect)" title="Walter Atherton (architect)">Walter Atherton</a>. </p><p>He was grandfather to the US diplomat, <a href="/wiki/Ray_Atherton" title="Ray Atherton">Ray Atherton</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Interest_in_genealogy">Interest in genealogy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samuel_Atherton&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Interest in genealogy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He was elected to the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Historic_Genealogical_Society" title="New England Historic Genealogical Society">New England Historic Genealogical Society</a> in 1870.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Atherton is a direct descendant of Major General <a href="/wiki/Humphrey_Atherton" title="Humphrey Atherton">Humphrey Atherton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-HistNorCountypgs418_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HistNorCountypgs418-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samuel_Atherton&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He died on April 3, 1895. He was buried at <a href="/wiki/Mount_Auburn_Cemetery" title="Mount Auburn Cemetery">Mount Auburn Cemetery</a> in Cambridge, Massachusetts. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samuel_Atherton&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1877_Massachusetts_legislature" title="1877 Massachusetts legislature">1877 Massachusetts legislature</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samuel_Atherton&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFNew_England_Historic_Genealogical_Society1908" class="citation web cs1">New England Historic Genealogical Society (1908). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=AcoWAAAAYAAJ&q=atherton+stetson+boston&pg=PA251">"Memorial Biographies of the New England Historic Genealogical Society"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Memorial+Biographies+of+the+New+England+Historic+Genealogical+Society&rft.date=1908&rft.au=New+England+Historic+Genealogical+Society&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DAcoWAAAAYAAJ%26q%3Datherton%2Bstetson%2Bboston%26pg%3DPA251&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASamuel+Atherton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.stoughtonhistory.com/BIO-JAtherton.htm">"James Atherton (1819-1879) Biography"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=James+Atherton+%281819-1879%29+Biography&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stoughtonhistory.com%2FBIO-JAtherton.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASamuel+Atherton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCharles_Henry_Pope1888" class="citation book cs1">Charles Henry Pope (1888). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/historyofdorches00pope/page/150/mode/1up?q=Samuel+atherton"><i>A History of the Dorchester Pope Family. 1634-1888: With Sketches of Other Popes on England and America and notes upon several intermarrying families</i></a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780598999054" title="Special:BookSources/9780598999054"><bdi>9780598999054</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+History+of+the+Dorchester+Pope+Family.+1634-1888%3A+With+Sketches+of+Other+Popes+on+England+and+America+and+notes+upon+several+intermarrying+families&rft.date=1888&rft.isbn=9780598999054&rft.au=Charles+Henry+Pope&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fhistoryofdorches00pope%2Fpage%2F150%2Fmode%2F1up%3Fq%3DSamuel%2Batherton&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASamuel+Atherton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHurd1884" class="citation web cs1">Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1884). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=QTQWAAAAYAAJ&q=Samuel+atherton+&pg=PA408-IA22">"Samuel Atherton (1815-1895) - Massachusetts Businessman"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Samuel+Atherton+%281815-1895%29+-+Massachusetts+Businessman&rft.date=1884&rft.aulast=Hurd&rft.aufirst=Duane+Hamilton&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DQTQWAAAAYAAJ%26q%3DSamuel%2Batherton%2B%26pg%3DPA408-IA22&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASamuel+Atherton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.historicnewengland.org/explore/collections-access/gusn/334449/?fbclid=IwAR3GLJgfhN0p6VlyyJFn5MmW0y1gmSSfbtFxxT89SwP5rjJC3rJ6zLQXUTU">"Nellie and Susie Atherton"</a>. Historic New England.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Nellie+and+Susie+Atherton&rft.pub=Historic+New+England&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.historicnewengland.org%2Fexplore%2Fcollections-access%2Fgusn%2F334449%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3GLJgfhN0p6VlyyJFn5MmW0y1gmSSfbtFxxT89SwP5rjJC3rJ6zLQXUTU&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASamuel+Atherton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.hxnx2c&view=1up&seq=312&q1=Atherton">"Boston Blue Book of 1890"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Boston+Blue+Book+of+1890&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbabel.hathitrust.org%2Fcgi%2Fpt%3Fid%3Dhvd.hxnx2c%26view%3D1up%26seq%3D312%26q1%3DAtherton&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASamuel+Atherton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=0skWAAAAYAAJ&q=atherton%2C+Stetson+and+company&pg=RA6-PA132">"Member of the New England Genealogical Society in 1870"</a>. 1891.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Member+of+the+New+England+Genealogical+Society+in+1870&rft.date=1891&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D0skWAAAAYAAJ%26q%3Datherton%252C%2BStetson%2Band%2Bcompany%26pg%3DRA6-PA132&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASamuel+Atherton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://atherton.one-name.net/tng/getperson.php?personID=I27037&tree=1">"Atherton One Name Study - Major General Humphrey Atherton - ancestor of Samuel Atherton"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Atherton+One+Name+Study+-+Major+General+Humphrey+Atherton+-+ancestor+of+Samuel+Atherton&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fatherton.one-name.net%2Ftng%2Fgetperson.php%3FpersonID%3DI27037%26tree%3D1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASamuel+Atherton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Samuel_Atherton&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHamilton_Hurd,_D.1884" class="citation cs2">Hamilton Hurd, D. (1884), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yale.39002005388526&view=1up&seq=544&q1=Atherton"><i>History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, with Biographical Sketches of many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men</i></a>, J. W. Lewis & Co, pp. 417–418</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=History+of+Norfolk+County%2C+Massachusetts%2C+with+Biographical+Sketches+of+many+of+its+Pioneers+and+Prominent+Men&rft.pages=417-418&rft.pub=J.+W.+Lewis+%26+Co&rft.date=1884&rft.au=Hamilton+Hurd%2C+D.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbabel.hathitrust.org%2Fcgi%2Fpt%3Fid%3Dyale.39002005388526%26view%3D1up%26seq%3D544%26q1%3DAtherton&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASamuel+Atherton" class="Z3988"></span> <sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHurd,_D._Hamilton1884" class="citation web cs1">Hurd, D. Hamilton (1884). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=yale.39002005388526&view=1up&seq=544&q1=Atherton">"History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, with Biographical Sketches of many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men"</a>. J. W. Lewis & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 417–418.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=History+of+Norfolk+County%2C+Massachusetts%2C+with+Biographical+Sketches+of+many+of+its+Pioneers+and+Prominent+Men&rft.pages=417-418&rft.pub=J.+W.+Lewis+%26+Co.%2C+Philadelphia%2C+Pa&rft.date=1884&rft.au=Hurd%2C+D.+Hamilton&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbabel.hathitrust.org%2Fcgi%2Fpt%3Fid%3Dyale.39002005388526%26view%3D1up%26seq%3D544%26q1%3DAtherton&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASamuel+Atherton" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Samuel_Atherton&oldid=1213800240">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Samuel_Atherton&oldid=1213800240</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1815_births" title="Category:1815 births">1815 births</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:1895_deaths" title="Category:1895 deaths">1895 deaths</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Massachusetts_Republicans" title="Category:Massachusetts Republicans">Massachusetts Republicans</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Massachusetts_Whigs" title="Category:Massachusetts Whigs">Massachusetts Whigs</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:19th-century_American_legislators" title="Category:19th-century American legislators">19th-century American legislators</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:People_from_Stoughton,_Massachusetts" title="Category:People from Stoughton, Massachusetts">People from Stoughton, Massachusetts</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Businesspeople_from_Massachusetts" title="Category:Businesspeople from Massachusetts">Businesspeople from Massachusetts</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Members_of_the_Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Category:Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives">Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:19th-century_American_businesspeople" title="Category:19th-century American businesspeople">19th-century American businesspeople</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:19th-century_Massachusetts_politicians" title="Category:19th-century Massachusetts politicians">19th-century Massachusetts politicians</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 15 March 2024, at 05:43<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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