George Atkin
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George Atkin | |
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| Member of the Utah Assembly from Tooele County | |
| In office January 10 – February 18, 1876 | |
| Preceded by | John Rowberry |
| Succeeded by | George R. Warren |
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| Born | March 12, 1836 |
| Died | January 3, 1899 |
| Political party | Utah People Party |
George Atkin (1836–1899) was an American politician and Mormon pioneer who served in the Utah Territorial House of Representatives for Tooele County.
George Atkin was born on 12 March 1836 in Louth, Lincolnshire, England, to Thomas Atkin and Mary Morley. His family were originally members of the Methodist Church, but they converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1843 when George was seven years old. He was baptized into the faith on 13 September 1846.[1]
In January 1849, the Atkin family emigrated to the United States to join other Latter-day Saints in Utah. They sailed from Liverpool on the ship Zetland on 29 January 1849 as part of a group led by Orson Spencer. The family arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on 25 September 1849 after a challenging journey across the plains, during which they encountered illness and other hardships.[2]