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Adams, S. C. —
of Newfield, York
County, Maine.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine, 1856.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, S. Cary —
of Erie
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 4th District, 1857.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, Sallie J. —
of Ava, Douglas
County, Mo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Missouri, 1928.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, Samuel (1722-1803) —
also known as "The Tribune of the People";
"The Cromwell of New England";
"Determinatus"; "The Psalm Singer";
"Amendment Monger"; "American
Cato"; "Samuel the Publican" —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
27, 1722.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-81; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1779, 1788; member
of Massachusetts
state senate, 1781; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1788; Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1789-94; Governor of
Massachusetts, 1793-97; received 15 electoral votes, 1796.
Congregationalist.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
2, 1803 (age 81 years, 5
days).
Interment at Old
Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.
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Adams, Samuel (1805-1850) —
of Arkansas.
Born in Halifax
County, Va., June 5,
1805.
Member of Arkansas
state house of representatives, 1836; member of Arkansas
state senate, 1840-44; Governor of
Arkansas, 1844; Arkansas
state treasurer, 1845-49.
Died in Saline
County, Ark., February
27, 1850 (age 44 years, 267
days).
Interment at Mt.
Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark.
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Adams, Samuel —
Whig. Presidential Elector for Vermont, 1852.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, Samuel Barnard
(1853-1938) —
also known as Samuel B. Adams —
of Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., September
8, 1853.
Son of William B. Adams and Laleah (Pratt) Adams.
Democrat. Lawyer;
director, Citizens and Southern National Bank;
director, Bibb Manufacturing
Company; director, Southwestern Railroad;
justice
of Georgia state supreme court, 1902.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., March 20,
1938 (age 84 years, 193
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, Samuel Boyd
(1882-1938) —
of Mobile, Mobile
County, Ala.
Born in Mississippi, May 7,
1882.
Republican. Lumber
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Alabama, 1928
(alternate), 1932,
1936.
Member, Freemasons.
Died December
14, 1938 (age 56 years, 221
days).
Interment at Pine
Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Ala.
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Adams, Samuel Clifford, Jr. (b.
1920) —
also known as Samuel C. Adams, Jr. —
of Washington,
D.C.; Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., August
15, 1920.
Son of Samuel Clifford Adams and Sarah Catherine (Roberts) Adams.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S. Ambassador to Niger, 1968-69.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Still living as of 1991.
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Relatives:
Married to Evelyn Baker Adams. |
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Adams, Samuel E. —
of Minnesota.
Member of Minnesota
state senate 19th District, 1857-60.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, Samuel W. (b.
1873) —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in 1873.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 80th District, 1902-04, 1922-24;
Speaker
of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1924; member of
Kentucky
state senate 24th District, 1926-30.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, Sebastian C.
(1825-1898) —
of Yamhill
County, Ore.; Salem, Marion
County, Ore.
Born July 28,
1825.
Son of Sebastian Adams (1789-1847) and Eunice (Harmon) Adams.
Yamhill
County Clerk, 1862; member of Oregon
territorial senate.
Died in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., January
5, 1898 (age 72 years, 161
days).
Interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, Salem, Ore.
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Adams, Sessions L.
(c.1855-1956) —
of Central Village, Plainfield, Windham
County, Conn.
Born in Canterbury, Windham
County, Conn., about 1855.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Plainfield, 1889-90, 1915-16;
member of Connecticut
state senate 29th District, 1917-20.
Died in Plainfield, Windham
County, Conn., October
24, 1956 (age about 101
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, Sharon —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1996,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Adams, Shelton —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Candidate for mayor of
Orlando, Fla., 1976, 1980.
Still living as of 1980.
|
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Sherman See Llewelyn
Sherman Adams |
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Adams, Shubael Pratt
(1817-1894) —
also known as Shubael P. Adams —
of Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Medfield, Norfolk
County, Mass., February
5, 1817.
Son of Nehemiah Adams (1773-1854) and Mary (Clark) Adams (1777-1821).
Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1845, 1857; delegate to
Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Iowa, 1862.
Died in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, March 14,
1894 (age 77 years, 37
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nehemiah Adams (1773-1854) and Mary (Clark) Adams (1777-1821);
married to Lydia Stetson (1816-1853); married, December
4, 1853, to Diancy Rawson Taylor (1825-1914); father of John
Taylor Adams. |
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Adams, Sidney —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Marquette, Mich., 1892.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, Sidney —
of Littcarr, Knott
County, Ky.
Democrat. Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives 92nd District, 1974-77.
Still living as of 1977.
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Adams, Silas (1839-1896) —
of Kentucky.
Born in Pulaski
County, Ky., February
9, 1839.
Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1889-92; U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1893-95; defeated
(Independent Republican), 1894.
Died in Liberty, Casey
County, Ky., May 5,
1896 (age 57 years, 86
days).
Interment at Brown
Cemetery, Humphrey, Ky.
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Spencer See C.
Spencer Adams |
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Adams, Spencer B. —
of Greensboro, Guilford
County, N.C.
Republican. Candidate for Governor of
North Carolina, 1900; delegate to Republican National Convention
from North Carolina, 1908.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, Stan —
of Overland Park, Johnson
County, Kan.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Adams, Stanley G.
(1907-1954) —
of Colonial Beach, Westmoreland
County, Va.
Born in Eclipse, Nansemond County (now part of Suffolk),
Va., December
16, 1907.
Son of John Quincy Adams and Cecil May (Barkelow) Adams.
Republican. Ferry boat
captain; farmer; real estate
business; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; chair of
Westmoreland County Republican Party, 1944-50; candidate for Virginia
state senate, 1947; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Virginia, 1948; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in 1954
(age about
46 years).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Oak Grove, Va.
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Adams, Stella J. —
of North Carolina.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Carolina, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Adams, Stephen
(1807-1857) —
of Aberdeen, Monroe
County, Miss.
Born in Pendleton District (now Anderson
County), S.C., October
17, 1807.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Tennessee
state senate, 1833-34; circuit judge in Mississippi, 1837-45,
1848; U.S.
Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1845-47; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives, 1850; delegate to
Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1851; U.S.
Senator from Mississippi, 1852-57.
Died in Memphis, Shelby
County, Tenn., May 11,
1857 (age 49 years, 206
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Memphis, Tenn.
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Adams, Steve —
of Hartland, Windsor
County, Vt.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Adams, Susan Sharp —
of Kenyon, Charlestown, Washington
County, R.I.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Rhode Island, 1928.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, Sylvia —
of Golden Valley, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
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Adams, Ted —
Constitution candidate for U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 2000;
Constitution candidate for U.S.
Senator from South Carolina, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Adams, Ted —
of New Albany, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Adams, Terrence Ray —
of Hazel Park, Oakland
County, Mich.
Libertarian. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 34th District, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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Adams, Thelma H. —
of Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Adams, Thomas (1730-1788) —
of New
Kent County, Va.; Augusta
County, Va.
Born in New Kent
County, Va., 1730.
Member of Virginia
House of Burgesses, 1774; signer,
Articles of Confederation, 1777; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Virginia, 1778-80; member of Virginia
state senate, 1783-86.
Died in Augusta
County, Va., August, 1788
(age about
58 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, Thomas —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Adams, Thomas B. (b.
1919) —
of Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., September
16, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Wayne State
University board of governors, 1962-68.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1968.
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Adams, Thomas Boylston
(1910-1997) —
also known as Thomas B. Adams —
of Lincoln, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo., July 25,
1910.
Son of John Adams and Marian (Morse) Adams.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; hotel
executive; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1966; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1968; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972.
Member, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died in Lincoln, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 4,
1997 (age 86 years, 314
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, Thomas Charles III —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North
Carolina, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Adams, Thomas Earl, Jr. (b.
1905) —
also known as Thomas E. Adams, Jr. —
of Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb.
Born in Beatrice, Gage
County, Neb., July 20,
1905.
Son of Thomas Edward Adams and Okolono (Miller) Adams.
Democrat. President, Beatrice Steel Tank Manufacturing
Co.; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Nebraska, 1944.
Methodist.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, Thomas G. (born
c.1938) —
of Green Oaks, Lake
County, Ill.
Born about 1938.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Adams, Thomas H. —
of Vincennes, Knox
County, Ind.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Indiana, 1900.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, Thomas H. —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Republican. Candidate for Massachusetts
state auditor, 1958.
Still living as of 1958.
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Adams, Tim —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Candidate for mayor of
Orlando, Fla., 1984, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
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Adams, Tom (b. 1917) —
of Florida.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., March 11,
1917.
Son of Thomas Burton Adams and Carolyn (Hamilton) Adams.
Real
estate and insurance
business; member of Florida
state senate, 1956-60; secretary of
state of Florida, 1961-71; Lieutenant
Governor of Florida, 1971-75.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; Newcomen
Society; Phi
Delta Theta; Alpha
Kappa Psi.
Still living as of 2001.
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Adams, Tom —
of Libertyville, Lake
County, Ill.
Republican. Chair of
Lake County Republican Party, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Adams, Tommy —
of Bowling Green, Warren
County, Ky.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Adams, Truman —
of Onondaga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Onondaga County, 1815-16.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, Truman H. —
of Nebraska.
Member of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1859.
Burial
location unknown.
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