Charles H. Adams

Charles H. Adams

Charles Henry Adams (born April 10, 1824 in Coxsackie , New York , † December 15, 1902 in New York City ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1875 and 1877 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Charles Henry Adams attended public schools. He studied law . He was admitted to the bar in 1845 and then began practicing in New York City. In 1850 he moved to Cohoes , Albany County . He was promoted to colonel on Governor Washington Hunt's staff in 1851 . In 1858 he was a member of the New York State Assembly . He went into the production of knitted underwear, but also pursued banking transactions. In 1870 he retired from active business. Between 1870 and 1872 he was the first mayor of Cohoes. Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party . Adams attended the 1872 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia as a delegate . He sat in the New York Senate in 1872 and 1873 . In 1873 he took part in the World Exhibition of 1873 in Vienna as the US commissioner of New York .

In the 1874 congressional election for the 44th Congress , Adams was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 16th electoral district of New York , where he succeeded James S. Smart on March 4, 1875 . In 1876 he was defeated in his re-election bid and was eliminated from the after March 3, 1877 Congress of.

After his time at Congress he went back to banking in Cohoes until 1892. He retired from active business and moved to New York City. He died there on December 15, 1902 and was then buried in Woodlawn Cemetery .

Web links

• Charles H. Adams in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Charles H. Adams in the database of Find a Grave (English)