George E. Adams
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George E. Adams | |
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 From 1924'sThe Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Its Organization, Growth, and Development, 1891-1924 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIllinois's4thdistrict | |
| 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 |
George Everett Adams(June 18, 1840 – October 5, 1917) was aU.S. RepresentativefromIllinois.
Early years
[edit]Adams was born inKeene, New Hampshire,on June 18, 1840, son of Benjamin F. Adams and Louisa Redington, grandson ofBenjamin Adams,and a descendant of William Adams ofIpswich, Massachusetts.[1]
Adams moved with his parents toChicago, Illinois,in 1853.[1]He attendedPhillips Exeter Academy,Exeter, New Hampshire,andHarvard University.[2]He was graduated from Harvard anA.B.in 1860 and anLL.B.,1865.[1]During theCivil War,he served in the First Illinois Artillery. After his war service, he attendedHarvard Law School,wasadmitted to the barin 1865 in Chicago and commenced practice of his profession in 1867.[1][3]
Career
[edit]He served as a member of theIllinois State Senatefrom 1881 until March 3, 1883, when he resigned to enterCongress.[1]
Adams was elected as aRepublicanto theForty-eighth Congressand to the three succeeding Congresses from March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1891 (49th,50thand51stcongresses).[1]He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to theFifty-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
[edit]On retiring from public life Adams continued the practice of law in Chicago until his death.[1]He died at his summer home inPeterborough, New Hampshire,on October 5, 1917, and he was interred inPine Hill CemeteryatDover, New Hampshire.[2]
References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic 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 incorporatespublic domain materialfrom theBiographical Directory of the United States Congress
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- 1840 births
- 1917 deaths
- People from Keene, New Hampshire
- Illinois lawyers
- Union Army soldiers
- Phillips Exeter Academy alumni
- Harvard Law School alumni
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois
- Republican Party Illinois state senators
- 19th-century American legislators
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century Illinois politicians