▁at ▁the ▁latter . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁Kansas ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ph i ▁G amma ▁D elta ▁frat ern ity . ▁He ▁later ▁pract iced ▁real ▁estate ▁law ▁in ▁Kansas ▁City . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁At kin son ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Republican ▁to ▁the ▁Kansas ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁elect oral ▁district , ▁en comp ass ing ▁Kansas ▁City . ▁After ▁serving ▁a ▁single ▁term , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁To pe ka ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁state ▁government . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁State ▁Account ant ▁of ▁Kansas , ▁which ▁he ▁served ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁an ▁account ant ▁for ▁the ▁Kansas ▁ ▁Court ▁of ▁Indust rial ▁Rel ations . ▁He ▁served ▁another ▁st int ▁as ▁state ▁account ant , ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁Kansas ▁Public ▁Service ▁Commission , ▁initially ▁being ▁appointed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁serving ▁until ▁his ▁res ignation ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁He ▁later ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁aud itor . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 9 ▁death s ▁Category : K ansas ▁Republic ans ▁Category :