George E. Adams

George E. Adams
George E. Adams
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
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Phillips Exeter Academy; Harvard University
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	United States Army
Unit	First Illinois Artillery
Battles/wars	American Civil war

George Everett Adams (June 18, 1840 – October 5, 1917) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born in Keene, New Hampshire, Adams moved with his parents to Chicago, Illinois, in 1853. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, and graduated from Harvard University in 1860. 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 and commenced practice in Chicago.[1] He served as a member of the state Senate from 1880 until March 3, 1883, when he resigned to enter Congress.

Adams was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth Congress and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress.

Adams continued the practice of law in Chicago until his death. He died at his summer home in Peterborough, New Hampshire, on October 5, 1917. He was interred in Pine Hill Cemetery.

References

Leonard, John William; Marquis, Albert Nelson, eds. (1908), Who's who in America, 5, Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, Incorporated, p. 10.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.

United States Congress. "George E. Adams (id: A000034)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
George E. Adams at Find a Grave

External links

Works by or about George E. Adams at Internet Archive

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by John C. Sherwin	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 4th congressional district 1883-1891	Succeeded by Walter C. Newberry

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[LeonardMarquis1908-1] Leonard, John William; Marquis, Albert Nelson, eds. (1908), Who's who in America, 5, Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, Incorporated, p. 10.