Harrison H. Atwood
| Harrison Henry Atwood | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th district |
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In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
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| Preceded by | Michael J. McEttrick |
| Succeeded by | Samuel J. Barrows |
| Massachusetts House of Representatives Eighth Suffolk district | |
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In office 1887–1889 |
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August 26, 1863 North Londonderry, Vermont |
| Died | October 22, 1954 (aged 91) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Clara Stein |
| Children | Harrison Henry Atwood, Jr., August Stein Atwood |
| Profession | Architect |
Harrison Henry Atwood (August 26, 1863 – October 22, 1954) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. He was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1896, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1923, 1924, 1927, and 1928.
Born at the home of his grandmother in North Londonderry, Vermont, Atwood attended the public schools of Boston, Massachusetts. He studied architecture and engaged in that profession in Boston. Atwood was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897). Atwood defeated incumbent Democrat Michael J. McEttrick.
Atwood was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress. He resumed his former profession in Boston. He was again a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1915, 1917, 1918, 1923, 1924, 1927, and 1928.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress. He resumed his profession as an architect in Boston, Massachusetts. He moved to Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, in April 1938. He died in Boston, Massachusetts, October 22, 1954. He was interred in Forest Hills Cemetery.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
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