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George Everett Adams (June 18, 1840 – October 5, 1917) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
George E. Adams | |
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 From 1924's The Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Its Organization, Growth, and Development, 1891-1924 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891 | |
| Preceded by | John C. Sherwin |
| Succeeded by | Walter C. Newberry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Everett Adams June 18, 1840 Keene, New Hampshire |
| Died | October 5, 1917 (aged 77) Chicago, Illinois |
| Resting place | Pine Hill Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Phillips Exeter Academy Harvard University (A.B., LL.B.) |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Unit | First Illinois Artillery |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Early years
editAdams was born in Keene, New Hampshire, on June 18, 1840, son of Benjamin F. Adams and Louisa Redington, grandson of Benjamin Adams, and a descendant of William Adams of Ipswich, Massachusetts.[1]
Adams moved with his parents to Chicago, Illinois, in 1853.[1] He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, and Harvard University.[2] He was graduated from Harvard an A.B. in 1860 and an LL.B., 1865.[1] During the Civil War, he served in the First Illinois Artillery. After his war service, he attended Harvard Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1865 in Chicago and commenced practice of his profession in 1867.[1][3]
Career
editHe served as a member of the Illinois State Senate from 1881 until March 3, 1883, when he resigned to enter Congress.[1]
Adams was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth Congress and to the three succeeding Congresses from March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1891 (49th, 50th and 51st congresses).[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress.[2] He was one of the founders of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, being instrumental with a few others in securing the land in downtown Chicago where the orchestra is today. />
Last years
editOn retiring from public life Adams continued the practice of law in Chicago until his death.[1] He died at his summer home in Peterborough, New Hampshire, on October 5, 1917, and he was interred in Pine Hill Cemetery at Dover, New Hampshire.[2]
References
editSources
edit- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Adams, George Everett". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 39.
- Leonard, John William; Marquis, Albert Nelson, eds. (1908), Who's who in America, vol. 5, Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, Incorporated, p. 10.
- United States Congress. "George E. Adams (id: A000034)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
