| ADAMS (Soundex
A352)
— See also
ADAM,
ADAMES,
ADAMS-MEDINA,
ADAMSEN,
ADAMSKE,
ADAMSKI,
ADAMSON,
ADDAMS,
ADDOMS,
DAMAS,
LAWSON-ADAMS,
MASSAD,
MCADAMS,
REEDER-ADAMS.
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Adams, Karen —
of Lake Odessa, Ionia
County, Mich.
U.S. Taxpayers candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 2004; U.S. Taxpayers candidate for
Michigan
state board of education, 2012.
Female.
Still living as of 2012.
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Adams, Kathleen —
of Reston, Fairfax
County, Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
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Adams, Kelly —
of Clinton, Laurens
County, S.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Adams, Ken —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 14th District, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
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Adams, Ken —
Green. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 5th District, 2000.
Still living as of 2000.
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Adams, Kenneth H. —
of North Baltimore, Wood
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1952
(alternate), 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Kent —
Republican. Candidate for Texas
state house of representatives 21st District, 1992, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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Adams, Kinchen Q. —
of Johnston
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons from Johnston County, 1825-27.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Kirk (born c.1973) —
of Mesa, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born about 1973.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona,
2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Adams, L. E. (1913-1980) —
also known as Barney Adams —
of Norfolk, Madison
County, Neb.
Born in Grinnell, Poweshiek
County, Iowa, September
21, 1913.
President, National Foods, Inc.;
director, Midwestern Beef, Inc.;
director, Prairie Maid Meat
Products; director, Platte Valley Packing Co.;
member of Nebraska
railway commission 3rd District, 1970-71; appointed 1970.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in August, 1980
(age 66
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Larry —
of Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 1968.
Still living as of 1968.
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Adams, Larry —
of Logan, Phillips
County, Kan.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Adams, Leo G. —
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 44-B, 1975-80.
Still living as of 1980.
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Adams, Levi (1762-1831) —
of New York.
Born in Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn., December
30, 1762.
Member of New York
state senate Eastern District, 1818-22.
Died in Martinsburg, Lewis
County, N.Y., June 18,
1831 (age 68 years, 170
days).
Interment at East
Road Cemetery, Lowville, N.Y.
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Adams, Llewelyn Sherman
(1899-1986) —
also known as Sherman Adams; "The Abominable No
Man"; "The Great Stone Face" —
of Lincoln, Grafton
County, N.H.
Born in East Dover, Dover, Windham
County, Vt., January
8, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; lumberman;
member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1941-44; Speaker of
the New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1943-44;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1944,
1952
(speaker);
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1945-47; delegate
to New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Lincoln,
1948; Governor of
New Hampshire, 1949-53; defeated, 1946; assistant to President Dwight
D. Eisenhower, 1953-58; forced to
resign in 1958 following disclosure that he had accepted
gifts, including a vicuna
coat, from a Boston businessman seeking preferred treatment from
federal agencies.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Grange;
Elks; Society
of Colonial Wars; Foresters.
Died in Hanover, Grafton
County, N.H., October
27, 1986 (age 87 years, 292
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Lincoln, N.H.
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Lloyd See W.
Lloyd Adams |
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Adams, Louis W. —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1948.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Louisa (1775-1852) —
also known as Louisa Catherine Johnson —
Born in London, England,
February
12, 1775.
First
Lady of the United States, 1825-29.
Female.
Died in Washington,
D.C., May 15,
1852 (age 77 years, 93
days).
Entombed at United
First Parish Church, Quincy, Mass.
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Adams, Louretta —
of California.
Communist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 10th District, 1940.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Luther —
of Halifax, Windham
County, Vt.
Member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Halifax, 1888.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Luther C. —
of Aurora, Lawrence
County, Mo.
Postmaster at Aurora,
Mo., 1895.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Luther W. —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1894.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Lyell Thompson
(1837-1892) —
also known as Lyell T. Adams —
of New York.
Born in Monticello, Sullivan
County, N.Y., December
26, 1837.
Republican. Minister;
U.S. Consul in Malta, 1875-76; Geneva, 1879-84; Horgen, 1889-91.
Presbyterian.
Bequeathed $4,000 to Yale University.
Died in Horgen, Switzerland,
May
24, 1892 (age 54 years, 150
days).
Interment at Wiltwyck
Cemetery, Kingston, N.Y.
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Adams, Lytle S. —
also known as Dick Adams —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1951-54, 1957-58.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Mabel H. —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1952.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Maitland See Aurelius
Maitland Adams |
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Adams, Margaret —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1964.
Female.
Still living as of 1964.
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Adams, Margaret H. —
of Bedminster, Bucks
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Adams, Marjorie —
of Dublin, Laurens
County, Ga.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,
2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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See Williana
Jones Burroughs |
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Adams, Mary H. —
of Bennington, Bennington
County, Vt.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Vermont.
Female.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Mary L. —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
South Carolina, 1948.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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| | Adams, Mat
See H.
Mat Adams |
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Adams, Matthew —
of Winchester, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Winchester, 1821-22, 1825,
1831.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Maxwell W. —
of Dannebrog, Howard
County, Neb.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1925-29.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Meghann —
Candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Female.
Still living as of 2020.
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Adams, Melvin Ohio
(1850-1920) —
also known as Melvin O. Adams —
of Ashburnham, Worcester
County, Mass.; Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Ashburnham, Worcester
County, Mass., November
7, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer;
took part in the legal defense of Lizzie Borden, charged in 1892-93
with the murder of her parents in Fall River, Mass.; president,
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad;
vice-president, Liberty Trust Co.;
trustee, Dartmouth College; U.S.
Attorney for Massachusetts, 1905-06.
Died August
9, 1920 (age 69 years, 276
days).
Interment at Meetinghouse
Hill Cemetery, Ashburnham, Mass.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph Adams and Dolly Winship (Whitney) Adams; married, January
20, 1874, to Mary Colony. |
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1895) |
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Adams, Michael Williams —
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Still living as of 2012.
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Adams, Milward
(1857-1923) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Lexington, Fayette
County, Ky., January
6, 1857.
Theater
manager; Consul
for Siam in Chicago,
Ill., 1906-21.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 18,
1923 (age 66 years, 163
days).
Entombed at Rosehill
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
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Adams, Monroe —
of North Carolina.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Morris —
of Starkville, Oktibbeha
County, Miss.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Mississippi, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Adams, N. A. —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1868
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1880
(alternate).
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Nancy —
of Coconut Grove, Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Florida, 1968.
Female.
Still living as of 1968.
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| | Adams, Ned
See Edward
Clarkson Leverette Adams |
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Adams, Nehemiah T. —
of Griswold, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 8th District, 1863.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Newell B. —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Nichole —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Adams, Norman —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Adams, Norman Whittlesey
(1894-1968) —
also known as Norman W. Adams —
of Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio.
Born in Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio, February
2, 1894.
Republican. President and owner, Adams Insurance
Agency; director, Electric City Realty;
director, Youngstown Foundry and
Machine Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Ohio, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1946.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Died in November, 1968
(age 74
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Fred W. Adams and Olive M. (Palmiter) Adams; married, December
16, 1931, to Harriett M. Rex. |
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