| 1879 |
Born on February 25th in Jersey
City, New Jersey. |
| 1903 |
Received B.A. degree from
Amherst College. |
| 1903-1906 |
Reporter for New York Sun. |
1906-1912
|
Financial editor for New York
Press. Contributed regularly to the Hearst's Magazine, the American
Magazine, the Review of Reviews for several years. |
| 1908-1915 |
Financial and insurance editor
for McClure's Magazine. |
| 1913-1917 |
Financial editor for Harper's
Weekly. |
| 1914-1937 |
Editorial writer for Saturday
Evening Post. |
| 1920 |
Received honorary degree of M.A.
from Amherst College and Princeton University. |
1933-1970
|
Mr. Atwood was elected to the
Board of Trustees of the District of Columbia Public Library and was
President of the Board of Trustees from 1946 to 1970, then he retired as
President. |
1941-1962
|
Mr. Atwood was elected to the
Board of Directors of Washington Gas Light Company, was Director of the
company from 1941 to 1955. From 1955 to 1962 he was a member of the company. |
1944-1968
|
Mr. Atwood joined the Board of
Trustees of Gallaudet College in 1944,
was Chairman of the Board of
Directors from 1947 to 1968 when he resigned. He had been a member and chairman of the Board
of Directors for 24 years. |
| 1951 |
Received honorary degree of
Doctor of Laws (LL.D) from Gallaudet
College. |
| 1953 |
Received honorary degree of
Doctor of Humane Letters (L.H.D.) from Amherst College. |
| 1967 |
Named as "Man of the Year" by Gallaudet College's Alpha Sigma Pi
Fraternity. |
| 1975 |
Died on January 23rd, at the age
of 95 in Washington, D.C. |