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| Birth: | 13th December, 1844 |
| Death: | 13th March, 1932 |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Profession: | Judge, Politician |
John Atkinson was born in Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland. He was an Irish judge and politician. He studied at Belfast Academy. He was awarded the B.A. degree with first-class honours in 1861. He earned a first-class Diploma in Elementary Law in 1864, and a first-class LL.B. in 1865. He was called to the Irish Bar in 1865 and appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1880. He was elected a Bencher of the King's Inns in June 1885. In 1889, he was appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland. He became Attorney-General for Ireland in 1892, and later that year was appointed a Privy Councillor. In December 1893 he was selected to represent the Unionist Party in North Londonderry. He was elected a Conservative M.P. for North Londonderry in 1895. On 19 December 1905, he was appointed to the House of Lords as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and life peer under the title Baron Atkinson. He retired as a judge in 1928.
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