William O. Atkeson

William Oscar Atkeson (August 24, 1854 – October 16, 1931) was a Republican Representative representing Missouri's 6th congressional district from March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923. Atkeson was born on a farm in Buffalo, Virginia (now West Virginia). He attended the University of Kentucky at Lexington; taught school in Mason County, West Virginia and at New Haven, West Virginia. He graduated from Fairmont Normal School in 1875.He moved to Point Pleasant, West Virginia in 1876 and edited and published the West Virginia Monitor; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice in Council Grove, Kansas.

William O. Atkeson

William Oscar Atkeson (August 24, 1854 – October 16, 1931) was a Republican Representative representing Missouri's 6th congressional district from March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923. Atkeson was born on a farm in Buffalo, Virginia (now West Virginia). He attended the University of Kentucky at Lexington; taught school in Mason County, West Virginia and at New Haven, West Virginia. He graduated from Fairmont Normal School in 1875.He moved to Point Pleasant, West Virginia in 1876 and edited and published the West Virginia Monitor; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1877 and commenced practice in Council Grove, Kansas.