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

George E. Adams
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 byJohn C. Sherwin
Succeeded byWalter C. Newberry
Personal details
Born
George Everett Adams

(1840-06-18)June 18, 1840
Keene, New Hampshire
DiedOctober 5, 1917(1917-10-05) (aged 77)
Chicago, Illinois
Resting placePine Hill Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Alma materPhillips Exeter Academy
Harvard University (A.B., LL.B.)
OccupationLawyer, politician
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Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Branch/service United States Army
UnitFirst Illinois Artillery
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Early years

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Adams 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

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He 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

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On 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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Johnson 1906, p. 39
  2. ^ a b c US Congress, id: A000034
  3. ^ Leonard & Marquis 1908, p. 10

Sources

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  •   This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainJohnson, 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
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 4th congressional district

1883-1891
Succeeded by