Arthur R. Atkins (1829-1884) was born in Jefferson, Ohio, and died in Chicago, Illinois. For many years, he was a steamboat captain based in Cleveland, Ohio, and then Chicago, and specialized in the navigation of the Great Lakes. After retiring from sailing, he founded a marine insurance agency, Atkins, Beckwith & Fleming. There is no record of him studying with Mary Baker Eddy or uniting with the Church of Christ (Scientist).

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