| 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, J. A. —
Candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1870.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, J. A. —
of Washington.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington at-large, 1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, J. B. —
of El Dorado, Butler
County, Kan.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, J. Benson —
of Summit Hill, Carbon
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Adams, J. C. —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona,
1912,
1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, J. Dickenson —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1910, 1918,
1926, 1930.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, J. Duncan —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from South
Carolina, 1912,
1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, J. E. —
of Copperhill, Polk
County, Tenn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Tennessee, 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, J. E. —
of Santuc, Union
County, S.C.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Carolina, 1944
(alternate), 1948.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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G. See John Gardner
Adams |
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Adams, J. H. —
of Ashburn, Turner
County, Ga.
Member of Georgia
state senate 47th District, 1923-24.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, J. M. —
of Alabama.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1855.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, J. M. —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1880.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, J. M. —
of Mt. Juliet, Wilson
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, J. P. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1892.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, J. Pinckney H. —
of Fair Haven, Rutland
County, Vt.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1908.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, J. Q. —
of Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1880.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, J. R. —
of Davis
County, Iowa.
Dry candidate for delegate
to Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, J. R. B. —
of Iredell
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons from Iredell County, 1852-55.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, J. S. —
of Dublin, Laurens
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1904,
1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, J. S. —
of Gretna, Pittsylvania
County, Va.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Virginia;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,
1940,
1944.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, J. W. —
of Moultrie, Colquitt
County, Ga.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, J. W. —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Georgia, 1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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| | Adams, Jack
R. See John Richard
Adams |
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Adams, Jackie Rowe —
also known as Jackie R. Adams —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
2004,
2008
(alternate).
Still living as of 2008.
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Adams, Jackson F. —
of Webster Groves, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Mayor
of Webster Groves, Mo., 1967.
Still living as of 1967.
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Adams, Jacky —
of Red Oak, Montgomery
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Candidate for Iowa
state senate 41st District, 1970.
Still living as of 1970.
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Adams, Jacob J. —
of Cuyahoga
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Candidate for Ohio
state house of representatives from Cuyahoga County, 1897.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, James (1783-1843) —
of Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Born in Simsbury, Hartford
County, Conn., January
24, 1783.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer; one
of the first nine men to receive the "Endowment" ordinance from
Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon Church; participated in a
long-running newspaper battle with Abraham
Lincoln, over the transfer of a city lot; probate judge in
Illinois, 1830; candidate for Governor of
Illinois, 1834.
Mormon.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of cholera,
in Nauvoo, Hancock
County, Ill., August
11, 1843 (age 60 years, 199
days).
Interment at Old
Nauvoo Burial Grounds, Nauvoo, Ill.
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Adams, James —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Postmaster at Peoria,
Ill., 1825-26.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, James (1810-1880) —
of Charlestown, Middlesex County (now part of Boston, Suffolk
County), Mass.
Born in Charlestown, Middlesex County (now part of Boston, Suffolk
County), Mass., February
18, 1810.
Mayor
of Charlestown, Mass., 1854.
Died November
13, 1880 (age 70 years, 269
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Chester Adams and Elizabeth (Watts) Adams. |
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Adams, James —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 21st District, 1880-81.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, James —
of Shreveport, Caddo
Parish, La.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Louisiana, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Adams, James —
of Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Adams, James —
also known as Brud Adams —
Candidate for Texas
state house of representatives 109th District, 2010.
Still living as of 2010.
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Adams, James A. —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Adams, James Dupont
(1887-1966) —
also known as James D. Adams —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.
Born in Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind., July 2,
1887.
Democrat. President, Citizens State Bank;
among the organizers of Columbia Woolen Mills;
publisher, Columbia City Post newspaper;
owner of movie
theaters; president, Whitley County Telephone
Co., 1912-26; cattle
breeder; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Indiana, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
American
Bankers Association.
Died in August, 1966
(age 79
years, 0 days).
Interment at Greenhill
Cemetery, Columbia City, Ind.
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Adams, James E. —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, James E. —
of Englewood, Arapahoe
County, Colo.
Democrat. Postmaster at Englewood,
Colo., 1933-64 (acting, 1933-34).
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, James F. —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, James H. —
of Chenango
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, James Hopkins
(1812-1861) —
also known as James H. Adams —
of Gadsden, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C.
Born in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., March
15, 1812.
Planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1834-37, 1840-41,
1848-49; member of South
Carolina state senate, 1851-54; candidate for Presidential
Elector for South Carolina; Governor of
South Carolina, 1854-56; delegate
to South Carolina secession convention from Richland, 1860-61;
died in office 1861.
Episcopalian.
Died in Columbia, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., July 13,
1861 (age 49 years, 120
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Churchyard, Congaree, S.C.
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Adams, James L. —
Democrat. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from St. Joseph District, 1958.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, James L.
(1921-2014) —
also known as Jim Adams —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Iron Mountain, Dickinson
County, Mich., October
2, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; electrician;
treasurer
and president,
IBEW Local 292; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1955-74 (District 31 1955-62,
District 42 1963-72, District 60-A 1973-74).
Lutheran.
Swedish
ancestry. Member, International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Moose.
Died in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., August
6, 2014 (age 92 years, 308
days).
Interment at Lakewood
Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minn.
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Adams, James Lee
(1873-1946) —
also known as James L. Adams —
of Coraopolis, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Allegheny
County, Pa., May 27,
1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 12th
District, 1907-09; resigned 1909; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 45th District, 1909-12; as receiver to wrap up the
affairs of a defunct Pittsburgh bank, he allegedly failed to pay
$22,000 owed to the city; in November 1926, he was arrested
in St. Petersburg, Florida, and charged
with embezzlement;
released on $10,000 bond; re-arrested
in December, after detectives received information that he was about
to jump
bail; waived extradition and voluntarily returned to Pittsburgh;
the case against him was dropped in April 1927.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny
County, Pa., April
20, 1946 (age 72 years, 328
days).
Interment at Allegheny County Memorial Park, Allison Park, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of William Adams and Mary Emma (Butler) Adams; married to Elise M.
Campbell. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Adams, James M. —
of Barry
County, Mo.
Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Barry County, 1891-92.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, James P. —
of Salyersville, Magoffin
County, Ky.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kentucky, 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, James Pickett
(1828-1904) —
Born in Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., September
2, 1828.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1858-61, 1888-89; major
in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from South Carolina, 1872.
Died in Richland
County, S.C., November
1, 1904 (age 76 years, 60
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Churchyard, Congaree, S.C.
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Adams, James Q. —
of Monroe, Monroe
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Monroe, Mich., 1838.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, James R. —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 2000, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Adams, James Uriah
(1812-1871) —
Born in Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., February
12, 1812.
Planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1864.
Died in Richland
County, S.C., March 7,
1871 (age 59 years, 23
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Churchyard, Congaree, S.C.
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Adams, James W. —
of Rensselaer, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Republican. Mayor
of Rensselaer, N.Y., 1926-29.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Janet —
of Webster City, Hamilton
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
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Adams, Jayno W. (b. 1870) —
of Waterford Township, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Grand Blanc, Genesee
County, Mich., October
16, 1870.
Democrat. Farmer; supervisor
of Waterford Township, Michigan; defeated, 1904; elected 1905.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jayno Charles Adams and Helen M. (Ellis) Adams. |
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Adams, Jed Cobb
(1876-1935) —
also known as Jed Adams —
of Kaufman, Kaufman
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Kaufman, Kaufman
County, Tex., January
14, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer; Kaufman
County State's Attorney, 1898-1902; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Texas, 1904;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Texas; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1919.
Methodist.
Died January
29, 1935 (age 59 years, 15
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Z. T. Adams and Elizabeth (Ratliff) Adams; married, December
1, 1897, to Allie Nash. |
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Adams, Jeff Frank —
of Blountstown, Calhoun
County, Fla.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from Florida, 1947.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Jefferson A. —
Republican. Candidate for Delaware
state senate 15th District, 1982.
Still living as of 1982.
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Adams, Jeremiah K. —
of Lisbon, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 8th District, 1871.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Jerome —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hartford; elected 1954.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Jesse —
of Johnston
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons from Johnston County, 1813-17, 1840-41,
1844-45; member of North
Carolina state senate from Johnston County, 1819-20.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Jesse —
of Atlantic
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state senate from Atlantic County, 1869-71.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Jesse —
of Gloster, Amite
County, Miss.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Jewett William
(1835-1920) —
also known as Jewett W. Adams;
"Ironhub" —
of Carson
City, Nev.
Born in South Hero, Grand Isle
County, Vt., August
6, 1835.
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of Nevada, 1874-82; Governor of
Nevada, 1883-87; defeated, 1886; superintendent, U.S. Mint at
Carson City, 1895-98.
Died in Berkeley, Alameda
County, Calif., June 18,
1920 (age 84 years, 317
days).
Interment at Cypress
Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif.
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See James L. Adams |
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Adams, Jim —
of Crystal, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Fire
fighter; remodeling
and construction business; mayor
of Crystal, Minn., 2013-.
Still living as of 2014.
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Image source:
Adams for Mayor web site |
|
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See Joan
Mondale |
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Adams, Joan —
of Camarillo, Ventura
County, Calif.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
California, 2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
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Adams, Jo-Ann M. —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
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See Joseph Adams |
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Adams, Joe M. —
of Cotter, Baxter
County, Ark.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Arkansas, 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Joel (1750-1830) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Virginia, February
4, 1750.
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 (age 80 years, 155
days).
Interment at St.
John's Episcopal Churchyard, Congaree, S.C.
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Adams, Joel —
of Chelmsford, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Massachusetts.
Postmaster at Chelmsford,
Mass., 1816.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Joel II
(1784-1859) —
Born in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., March 6,
1784.
Planter;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1832-33.
Died in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., May 1,
1859 (age 75 years, 56
days).
Interment somewhere
in Richland County, S.C.
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Adams, Joel —
of Atlantic
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state senate from Atlantic County, 1845-47.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Joel L. —
of Laurel Hill, Okaloosa
County, Fla.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Florida, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Adams, John (1735-1826) —
also known as "His Rotundity"; "The Duke of
Braintree"; "American Cato"; "Old
Sink and Swim"; "The Colossus of
Independence"; "Father of the American
Navy" —
of Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy), Norfolk
County, Mass., October
30, 1735.
Lawyer;
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-78; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1781-88; Great Britain, 1785-88; Vice
President of the United States, 1789-97; President
of the United States, 1797-1801; defeated (Federalist), 1800; delegate
to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820.
Unitarian.
English
ancestry. Member, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1900.
Died in Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., July 4,
1826 (age 90 years, 247
days).
Original interment at Hancock
Cemetery, Quincy, Mass.; reinterment in 1828 at United
First Parish Church, Quincy, Mass.; memorial monument at Constitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of John Adams (1691-1761) and Susanna (Boylston) Adams; married, October
25, 1764, to Abigail
Quincy Smith (aunt of William
Cranch); father of Abigail Amelia Adams (who married William
Stephens Smith) and John Quincy Adams
(1767-1848) (who married Louisa
Catherine Johnson); grandfather of George
Washington Adams and Charles
Francis Adams (1807-1886); great-grandfather of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks
Adams; second great-grandfather of Charles
Francis Adams (1866-1954); third great-grandfather of Thomas
Boylston Adams; first cousin thrice removed of Edward
M. Chapin; first cousin four times removed of Arthur
Chapin; first cousin six times removed of Denwood
Lynn Chapin; second cousin of Samuel
Adams; second cousin once removed of Joseph
Allen; second cousin twice removed of John
Milton Thayer; second cousin thrice removed of William
Vincent Wells; second cousin four times removed of Lyman
Kidder Bass, Daniel
T. Hayden, Arthur
Laban Bates and Almur
Stiles Whiting; second cousin five times removed of Charles
Grenfill Washburn, Lyman
Metcalfe Bass and Emerson
Richard Boyles; third cousin of Thomas
Cogswell (1799-1868); third cousin once removed of Jeremiah
Mason, George
Bailey Loring and Thomas
Cogswell (1841-1904); third cousin twice removed of Asahel
Otis, Erastus
Fairbanks, Charles
Stetson, Henry
Brewster Stanton, Charles
Adams Jr., Isaiah
Stetson, Joshua
Perkins, Eli
Thayer and Bailey
Frye Adams; third cousin thrice removed of Day
Otis Kellogg, Dwight
Kellogg, Caleb
Stetson, Oakes
Ames, Oliver
Ames Jr., Benjamin
W. Waite, Alfred
Elisha Ames, George
Otis Fairbanks, Austin
Wells Holden, Horace
Fairbanks, Ebenezer
Oliver Grosvenor, Joseph
Washburn Yates, Augustus
Brown Reed Sprague, Franklin
Fairbanks, Erskine
Mason Phelps, Arthur
Newton Holden, John
Alden Thayer, Irving
Hall Chase, Isaiah
Kidder Stetson and Giles
Russell Taggart. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Adams counties in Idaho, Iowa, Miss., Neb., Ohio, Pa., Wash. and Wis. are
named for him. |
| | | Mount
Adams (second highest peak in the Northeast), in the White Mountains,
Coos
County, New Hampshire, is named for
him. — The World War II Liberty
ship SS John Adams (built 1941-42 at Richmond,
California; torpedoed and lost in the Coral
Sea, 1942) was named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: John
Adams Harper
— John
A. Cameron
— John
A. Dix
— John
Adams Fisher
— John
A. Taintor
— John
A. Gilmer
— John
A. Perkins
— John
Adams Hyman
— John
A. Damon
— John A.
Lee
— John
A. Sanders
— John
Adams Hurson
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| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — U.S.
State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about John Adams: John Ferling,
John
Adams: A Life — Joseph J. Ellis, The
Passionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of John
Adams — David McCullough, John
Adams — Gore Vidal, Inventing
A Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson — John Ferling,
Adams
vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 — James
Grant, John
Adams : Party of One |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Adams, John —
of Hyde
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons from Hyde County, 1810, 1812-13.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John (1778-1854) —
of Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Oak Hill, Greene
County, N.Y., August
26, 1778.
Democrat. Lawyer; Greene
County Surrogate, 1810; member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1812-13; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1815, 1833-35.
Died in Catskill, Greene
County, N.Y., September
25, 1854 (age 76 years, 30
days).
Interment at Thomson
Street Cemetery, Catskill, N.Y.
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Adams, John —
of Richmond,
Va.
Physician;
mayor
of Richmond, Va., 1819-26.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John (1819-1908) —
of Black Earth, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in 1819.
Democrat. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1869-70, 1872; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1882-83.
Died in 1908
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Black Earth, Wis.
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Adams, John —
of Marshall, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Republican. Mayor
of Marshall, Mich., 1871-72, 1879-81.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John —
of Columbia City, Whitley
County, Ind.
Democrat. Postmaster at Columbia
City, Ind., 1893-97.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John —
of Vandergrift, Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Democrat. Postmaster at Vandergrift,
Pa., 1913-21.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John —
of Pueblo, Pueblo
County, Colo.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Colorado, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John —
of Guthrie, Logan
County, Okla.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,
1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John —
of South Rockwood, Monroe
County, Mich.
Candidate for supervisor
of Berlin Township, Michigan, 1935.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John, Sr. —
of Douglas
County, Neb.
Member of Nebraska
unicameral legislature 5th District; elected 1948.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John —
of New Hampshire.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1976.
Still living as of 1976.
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Adams, John —
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 12th District, 1978.
Still living as of 1978.
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Adams, John —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Adams, John —
Democrat. Candidate for Texas
state house of representatives 45th District, 2012.
Still living as of 2012.
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Adams, John B. —
of Summit Hill, Carbon
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John C.
(1836-1900) —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in Tivoli, Dutchess
County, N.Y., 1836.
Republican. Auctioneer;
postmaster at Newburgh,
N.Y., 1881; member of New York
state assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1888-90.
Died in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., January
12, 1900 (age about 63
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Ebenezer Adams. |
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Adams, John C. —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Republican. Mayor
of Phoenix, Ariz., 1897-99, 1905; resigned 1899, 1905; postmaster
at Phoenix,
Ariz., 1898-1902.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John C. —
of Coshocton
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Member of Ohio
state house of representatives from Coshocton County; elected
1897.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John G., Jr. —
Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Mississippi.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John G. B. —
of Lynn, Essex
County, Mass.
Republican. Postmaster at Lynn,
Mass., 1877-85.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John Gardner (b.
1892) —
also known as J. G. Adams —
of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai
County, Idaho.
Born in Boise, Ada
County, Idaho, April
14, 1892.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; mayor
of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, 1947-50.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Gardner G. Adams and Mildred H. (Heaston) Adams; married, June 24,
1914, to Lexie Ross. |
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Adams, John H. —
of New Milford, Litchfield
County, Conn.
First
selectman of New Milford, Connecticut, 1949-50.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John Hurst —
of Walton
County, Ga.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Walton County, 1927-28.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John J. —
of Zanesville, Muskingum
County, Ohio.
Republican. Circuit judge in Ohio 5th Circuit, 1895-1901.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John Joseph
(1848-1919) —
also known as John J. Adams —
of New York.
Born in Douglas Town, New
Brunswick, September
16, 1848.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1883-87 (8th District 1883-85, 7th
District 1885-87).
Died suddenly, of heart
disease (a year after suffering a stroke of
paralysis), in the Ansonia Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
16, 1919 (age 70 years, 153
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Adams, John M. —
of Sidney, Cheyenne
County, Neb.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1885.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John P. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1888.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John Q. —
of River Falls, Pierce
County, Wis.
Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1853, 1863; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1854-56.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John Q. —
of Biddeford, York
County, Maine.
Mayor
of Biddeford, Maine, 1863-64.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John Q. —
of Uniontown, Fayette
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1928;
mayor
of Uniontown, Pa., 1937.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John Quincy
(1767-1848) —
also known as "Old Man Eloquent"; "The
Accidental President"; "The Massachusetts
Madman" —
of Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.; Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy), Norfolk
County, Mass., July 11,
1767.
Lawyer;
U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1794-97; Prussia, 1797-1801; Russia, 1809-14; Great Britain, 1815-17; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1802; U.S.
Senator from Massachusetts, 1803-08; resigned 1808; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1817-25; President
of the United States, 1825-29; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1831-48 (11th District
1831-33, 12th District 1833-43, 8th District 1843-48); died in office
1848; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1834.
Unitarian.
English
ancestry. Member, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Elected to the Hall
of Fame for Great Americans in 1905.
Suffered a stroke
while speaking on the floor of the U.S. House of
Representatives, February 21, 1848, and died two days later in
the Speaker's office,
U.S. Capitol
Building, Washington,
D.C., February
23, 1848 (age 80 years, 227
days).
Original interment at Hancock
Cemetery, Quincy, Mass.; reinterment at United
First Parish Church, Quincy, Mass.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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Relatives: Son
of John Adams and Abigail
Adams; brother of Abigail Amelia Adams (who married William
Stephens Smith); married, July 26,
1797, to Louisa
Catherine Johnson (daughter of Joshua
Johnson; sister-in-law of John
Pope; niece of Thomas
Johnson); father of George
Washington Adams and Charles
Francis Adams (1807-1886); grandfather of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks
Adams; great-grandfather of Charles
Francis Adams (1866-1954); second great-grandfather of Thomas
Boylston Adams; first cousin of William
Cranch; second cousin once removed of Samuel
Adams; second cousin twice removed of Edward
M. Chapin; second cousin thrice removed of Arthur
Chapin; second cousin five times removed of Denwood
Lynn Chapin; third cousin of Joseph
Allen; third cousin once removed of Samuel
Sewall, Josiah
Quincy, Thomas
Cogswell (1799-1868) and John
Milton Thayer; third cousin twice removed of William
Vincent Wells; third cousin thrice removed of Lyman
Kidder Bass, Daniel
T. Hayden, Arthur
Laban Bates and Almur
Stiles Whiting; fourth cousin of Jeremiah
Mason, Josiah
Quincy Jr., George
Bailey Loring and Thomas
Cogswell (1841-1904); fourth cousin once removed of Asahel
Otis, Erastus
Fairbanks, Charles
Stetson, Henry
Brewster Stanton, Charles
Adams Jr., Isaiah
Stetson, Joshua
Perkins, Eli
Thayer, Bailey
Frye Adams and Samuel
Miller Quincy. |
| | | Political families: DuPont
family of Wilmington, Delaware; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Cross-reference: John
Smith — Thurlow
Weed |
| | | Adams counties in Ill. and Ind. are
named for him. |
| | | Mount
Quincy Adams, in the White Mountains, Coos
County, New Hampshire, is named for
him. — Mount
Quincy Adams, on the border between British
Columbia, Canada, and Hoonah-Angoon
Census Area, Alaska, is named for
him. |
| | | Other politicians named for him: John
Q. A. Brackett
— John
Q. A. Shelden
— J.
Q. A. Reber
|
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article — U.S.
State Dept career summary — NNDB
dossier — Find-A-Grave
memorial — OurCampaigns
candidate detail |
| | | Books about John Quincy Adams: Paul C.
Nagel, John
Quincy Adams : A Public Life, a Private Life — Lynn
Hudson Parsons, John
Quincy Adams — Robert V. Remini, John
Quincy Adams — Joseph Wheelan, Mr.
Adams's Last Crusade: John Quincy Adams's Extraordinary
Post-Presidential Life in Congress — John F. Kennedy,
Profiles
in Courage |
| | | Image source: Portrait & Biographical
Album of Washtenaw County (1891) |
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Adams, John Quincy
(1833-1894) —
of Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., September
22, 1833.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1866, 1869; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1879; Straight Out
Democratic candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1872; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1873.
Died in Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass., August
14, 1894 (age 60 years, 326
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John Quincy
(1837-1913) —
also known as John Q. Adams —
of Negaunee, Marquette
County, Mich.
Born in Cornwall, Litchfield
County, Conn., November
2, 1837.
Republican. Lawyer; insurance
business; Marquette
County Prosecuting Attorney; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1883-84;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1892.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
Templar.
Died February
25, 1913 (age 75 years, 115
days).
Interment at Negaunee
Cemetery, Negaunee, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Adams and Lorilla (Hurlburt) Adams. |
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Adams, John Quincy
(1848-1911) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lancaster, Coos
County, N.H., October
26, 1848.
Democrat. Real estate
business; raised money to save "The Old Flag House", where Betsy
Ross is reputed to have sewed the first American flag; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1896.
Methodist.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died, of Bright's
disease, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
14, 1911 (age 62 years, 80
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Adams, John Quincy (b.
1858) —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Born in Prairie Depot, Wood
County, Ohio, December
20, 1858.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Democratic candidate for judge, 1898.
Member, Modern
Woodmen of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John M. Adams and Susannah S. (Lesher) Adams; married, December
1, 1907, to Ruth Thrift. |
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Adams, John Quincy —
of Amesbury, Essex
County, Mass.
Socialist. Candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Massachusetts, 1903; candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John Quincy (b.
1900) —
also known as John Q. Adams —
of Harlingen, Cameron
County, Tex.
Born in Muskogee, Muskogee
County, Okla., June 7,
1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Lions; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John R. —
of Takoma Park, Montgomery
County, Md.
Mayor
of Takoma Park, Md., 1936-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John R. —
of Kent
County, Mich.
Democrat. Democratic candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives, 1966 (90th District), 1968 (90th
District), 1970 (90th District), 1974 (primary, 92nd District).
Still living as of 1974.
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Adams, John Richard
(1895-1975) —
also known as Jack R. Adams —
of Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va.
Born in Wheeling, Ohio
County, W.Va., August
10, 1895.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1935-36,
1941-42, 1955-56, 1965-66; resigned 1936; defeated, 1942, 1956, 1960,
1966; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 1st District, 1946; mayor
of Wheeling, W.Va., 1955-59.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in November, 1975
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of Effie Russell (Updegraff) Adams and Archibald Lynn 'Archie' Adams;
married, April
18, 1928, to Helen McCoid; married to Frances
Grant. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Adams, John Robert —
of Port Arthur, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Honorary
Vice-Consul for Norway in Port
Arthur, Tex., 1935.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John S. —
of Easton, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 10th District, 1871.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John S. —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Republican. Postmaster at Jacksonville,
Fla., 1874-76.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John S. —
of Cumberland
County, Va.
Member of Virginia
state house of delegates from Cumberland County, 1877-79.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John T. —
of Norwich, New London
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 8th District, 1864.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John Taylor
(1862-1939) —
also known as John T. Adams —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, December
22, 1862.
Republican. Door and sash manufacturer; member of Republican
National Committee from Iowa, 1912-24; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1921-24; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1917-21; member, Arrangements
Committee (1920),
speaker (1924),
, Republican National Convention.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, October
28, 1939 (age 76 years, 310
days).
Interment at Linwood
Cemetery, Dubuque, Iowa.
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Adams, John Taylor
(1873-1942) —
also known as John T. Adams —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in LaPorte, LaPorte
County, Ind., December
25, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; justice of
Colorado state supreme court, 1925-35; chief
justice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1931-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in 1942
(age about
68 years).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Adams, John W. —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Maryland, 1888.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John W. —
of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo
County, Mich.
Circuit
judge in Michigan 9th Circuit, 1900-08; resigned 1908.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John W. —
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, John William —
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 36th District, 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Jonathan —
of Cleveland, White
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1996.
Still living as of 1996.
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Adams, Jordan —
Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Still living as of 2012.
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Adams, Joseph —
of Killingly, Windham
County, Conn.
Postmaster at Killingly,
Conn., 1812-31.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Joseph —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1916,
1928
(alternate).
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Joseph —
of Omaha, Douglas
County, Neb.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Nebraska, 1992.
Still living as of 1992.
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Adams, Joseph —
also known as Joe Adams —
of University City, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Mayor
of University City, Mo.; elected 2006.
Still living as of 2006.
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Adams, Joseph B. —
of Portsmouth, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Hampshire, 1864.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Joseph E. —
of Jennings, St. Louis
County, Mo.
Democrat. Candidate for Missouri
state house of representatives from St. Louis County 1st
District, 1946.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Joseph H. —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Republican. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1900-02;
defeated, 1902, 1903.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Joseph Henry
(c.1859-1924) —
also known as Joseph H. Adams —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Washington,
D.C., about 1859.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1904.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., August
19, 1924 (age about 65
years).
Interment somewhere
in Washington, D.C.
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Adams, Joseph M. —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Joseph P. —
of Burlington
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Burlington County, 1874.
Burial location unknown.
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| |
Adams, Josiah —
of Johnston
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons from Johnston County, 1832.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Josiah G. —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
First
selectman of Wethersfield, Connecticut, 1888, 1896-97.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Juan R. —
of Port Arthur, Jefferson
County, Tex.
Vice-Consul
for Uruguay in Port
Arthur & Sabine Pass, Tex., 1902-07.
Burial location unknown.
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Adams, Julius J. —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New York, 1956,
1960.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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