The Political Graveyard: Adams family of South Carolina

Adams family of South Carolina

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Joel Adams (1750-1830) — Born in Virginia, February 4, 1750. Father of Joel Adams II and William Weston Adams; grandfather of James Uriah Adams, James Hopkins Adams and James Pickett Adams; great-grandfather of Henry Walker Adams; great-great-great-grandfather of Edward Clarkson Leverette Adams and Robert Adams, (VI); great-great-grandfather of Weston Adams II. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; planter; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1814-15. Baptist. Died in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., July 9, 1830. Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard, Congaree, S.C.
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Joel Adams II (1784-1859) — Born in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., March 6, 1784. Son of Joel Adams; brother of William Weston Adams; uncle of James Uriah Adams, James Hopkins Adams and James Pickett Adams; granduncle of Henry Walker Adams. Planter; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1832-33. Died in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., May 1, 1859. Interment somewhere in Richland County, S.C.
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William Weston Adams (1786-1831) — Born in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., October 15, 1786. Son of Joel Adams and Grace Weston Adams; brother of Joel Adams II; married, November 6, 1811, to Sarah Epps Goodwyn; uncle of James Uriah Adams, James Hopkins Adams and James Pickett Adams; granduncle of Henry Walker Adams. Physician; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1816-17. Died in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., 1831. Interment somewhere in Richland County, S.C.
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James Hopkins Adams (1812-1861) — also known as James H. Adams — of South Carolina. Born in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., March 15, 1812. Grandson of Joel Adams; son of Henry Walker Adams and Mary Goodwyn Adams; nephew of Joel Adams II and William Weston Adams; married 1832 to Jane Margaret Scott; first cousin of James Uriah Adams and James Pickett Adams; uncle of Henry Walker Adams (1852-1903). Planter; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1834-37, 1840-41, 1848-49; member of South Carolina state senate, 1851-54; Presidential Elector for South Carolina, 1852; Governor of South Carolina, 1854-56; delegate to South Carolina secession convention, 1860. Episcopalian. Died in Columbia, Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., July 13, 1861. Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard, Congaree, S.C.
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- See also: National Governors Association biography.
James Uriah Adams (1812-1871) — Born in Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., February 12, 1812. Grandson of Joel Adams; nephew of Joel Adams II and William Weston Adams; first cousin of James Hopkins Adams and James Pickett Adams; father of Henry Walker Adams. Planter; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1864. Died in Richland County, S.C., March 7, 1871. Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard, Congaree, S.C.
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James Pickett Adams (1828-1904) — Born in Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., September 2, 1828. Grandson of Joel Adams; nephew of Joel Adams II and William Weston Adams; first cousin of James Uriah Adams and James Hopkins Adams; uncle of Henry Walker Adams. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1858-61, 1888-89; major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Died in Richland County, S.C., November 1, 1904. Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard, Congaree, S.C.
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Henry Walker Adams (1852-1903) — Born in Richland District (now Richland County), S.C., December 5, 1852. Great-grandson of Joel Adams; grandnephew of Joel Adams II and William Weston Adams; son of James Uriah Adams; nephew of James Hopkins Adams and James Pickett Adams. Member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1894-96. Died in Richland County, S.C., March 3, 1903. Interment somewhere in Richland County, S.C.
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Edward Clarkson Leverette Adams (1876-1946) — also known as Ned Adams — Born in Richland County, S.C., January 5, 1876. Great-great-great-grandson of Joel Adams. Physician; farmer; author; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1916, 1922; served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Died in Richland County, S.C., November 1, 1946. Interment somewhere in Richland County, S.C.
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Weston Adams II (b. 1938) — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., September 15, 1938. Great-great-grandson of Joel Adams; father of Robert Adams, (VI). Republican. Lawyer; member of South Carolina state house of representatives, 1972-74; delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1976, 1980 (alternate), 1988, 1992, 1996 (alternate); Presidential Elector for South Carolina, 1980; U.S. Ambassador to Malawi, 1984-86. Episcopalian. Still living as of 2004.
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- See also: Internet Movie Database profile.
Robert Adams, (VI) (b. 1963) — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born, in a hospital at Columbia, Richland County, S.C., July 3, 1963. Great-great-great-grandson of Joel Adams; son of Weston Adams II. Lobbyist; campaign manager for U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond, 1990, and Gov. David Beasley, 1994; candidate for South Carolina state house of representatives, 1996. Episcopalian. Still living as of 2004.
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