Green Adams (August 20, 1812 – January 18, 1884) was an American lawyer, slave owner, and member and functionary of the United States Congress. He was born in Barbourville, Kentucky in 1812.
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | John Milton Elliott |
| Succeeded by | George W. Dunlap |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | |
| Preceded by | John Preston Martin |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Breck |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 20, 1812 Barbourville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | January 18, 1884 (aged 71) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Opposition Party |
| Other political affiliations | Whig |
| Relations | Uncle of George Madison Adams Randolph Greenfield Adams (grandson) Richard Newbold Adams (great-grandson) Thomas R. Adams (great-grandson) Jody Adams (chef) (great-great-granddaughter) |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Biography
editHe studied law and was admitted to the bar. In 1839, he was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives. In 1844, he served as a presidential elector for the Whig Party. He was elected as a member of the Whig Party to the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky in 1847, remaining in that capacity through 1849. He was made a judge of the Circuit Court of Kentucky in 1851, remaining there though 1856. In 1859, he was reelected to the United States Congress for one term on the Opposition Party ticket. At the end of that term, in 1861, he was appointed the sixth auditor of the United States Treasury Department, remaining there through 1864.
In Philadelphia
editHe later set up a legal practice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died in Philadelphia in 1884. He is buried in West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Congress slaveowners", The Washington Post, 2022-01-13, retrieved 2022-01-14
- ^ Adams, Green (1848). Speech of Green Adams, of Kentucky, on the Oregon Bill: Delivered in the House of Representatives, July 27, 1848. J.T. Towers.
- ^ Green Adams, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 29, 2007.
- Sources
- Who Was Who in America: Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1963.
External links
edit- United States Congress. "Green Adams (id: A000036)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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