Atkinson, G. H. (George Henry), 1819-1889

George H. Atkinson, a Congregational minister in the Pacific Northwest, graduated from Dartmouth College in 1843 and from Andover Theological Seminary in 1846. Unable to accept an appointment to a mission in Africa because he had not yet been ordained, he sailed to Oregon by way of Hawaii with his wife, arriving in 1848. Atkinson originally settled in Oregon City. He prepared the first public school law in Oregon and helped plan for the forming of Pacific University. In 1963, he became pastor of a Portland church and also held many church offices. He was a trustee of Pacific University.

From the description of Papers of G. H. Atkinson, 1841-1887. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122510195

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