Charles Humphrey Atherton

Federalist Representative of New Hampshire

Congresses Served

House Terms

August 14, 1773 (79 years old)

Birthday

January 8, 1853

Death

Served as a United States Representative from New Hampshire for one term (1815-1817)
Did not seek re-election after his term in Congress
Elected three times to the New Hampshire House of Representatives (1823, 1838, 1839)
Graduated from Harvard University in 1794 and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa
Practiced law in Amherst, New Hampshire, after being admitted to the bar in 1797
Served as register of probate for Hillsborough County from 1798 to 1807
Delivered a eulogy on George Washington in 1800 and sent a copy to Martha Washington
Helped found the Hillsborough County Agricultural Society in 1819
Was president of the board of directors of the Farmers’ Bank formed in 1825
Involved in the local Unitarian movement and helped establish The Christian Society in Amherst
Member of the New Hampshire Historical Society and the American Antiquarian Society
Published his father’s memoirs in 1852
Married Mary Ann Toppan in 1803; they had seven children, including Charles G. Atherton, a future U.S. Senator
Became a widower in 1817 and focused on his family’s needs, returning to state politics in 1823
Died in 1853 in Amherst, New Hampshire, leaving one of the largest estates in the area
Five of his children died young, and two survived him, with one dying shortly after him and another later in the same year