Background

Atherton, Charles Gordon was born on July 4, 1804 in Amherst, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Charles and Mary Ann (Toppan) Atherton.

Education

Graduated from Harvard, 1822.

Career

Admitted to N.H. bar, 1825. Member N.H. Legislature, 1830. Clk N.H. Senate, 1831-1832.

Member N.H. House of Representatives, 1833-1836. Member United States House of Representatives (Democrat) from N.H., 25th-27th congresses, 1837-1843, on December 11, 1838 he introduced gag resolutions which held that Congress has no jurisdiction over the institution of slavery in the several states of the Confederacy (in effect to 1845). Member United States Senate from N.H., 1843-1849, member ways and means committee.

Chairman finance committee N.H. Constitutional Convention of 1850.

Membership

Member N.H. Legislature, 1830. Member N.H. House of Representatives, 1833-1836. Member United States House of Representatives (Democrat) from N.H., 25th-27th congresses, 1837-1843, on December 11, 1838 he introduced gag resolutions which held that Congress has no jurisdiction over the institution of slavery in the several states of the Confederacy (in effect to 1845).

Member United States Senate from N.H., 1843-1849.

Connections

Married Ann Clark, 1828.

father:

Charles Atherton

mother:

Mary Ann (Toppan) Atherton

spouse:

Ann Clark