See also List of speakers of the Georgia House of Representatives References This Day in Georgia History:November 11th, Ed Jackson and Charly Pou, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, The University of Georgia External links Hulett, Keith. "William Y. Atkinson (1854-1899)." New Georgia Encyclopedia. September 25, 2014. Web. June 17, 2016. Portrait of William Yates Atkinson Picture of Georgia Governor William Yates Atkinson (foreground) with his military staff on horseback at the corner of Peachtree Street and Cain Street (now Andrew Young International Boulevard) in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta History Photograph Collection, Atlanta History Center, presented in the Digital Library of Georgia. Web. June 17, 2016. 1854 births 1899 deaths Democratic Party governors of Georgia (U.S. state) People from Newnan, Georgia University of Georgia alumni 19th-century American politicians Speakers of the Georgia House of Representatives Democratic Party members of the Georgia House of Representatives State political party chairs of Georgia (U.S. state)