Andrew Adams (politician)

Andrew Adams (born January 7, 1736 in Stratford , Colony of Connecticut , †  November 26, 1797 in Litchfield , Connecticut ) was an American lawyer, lawyer and political leader in Litchfield, Connecticut during the Revolutionary War . He was also a delegate to the Continental Congress for Connecticut and later Chief Justice to the Connecticut Supreme Court .

Career

Adams attended Yale University , where he graduated in 1760. He then studied law with his father and then practiced in Stamford . In 1772 he was appointed Royal Attorney for Litchfield County . He moved to Litchfield in 1774, where he lived until his death.

With the advent of the independence movement , Adams became a member of Connecticut's Committee of Safety . He belonged from 1776 to 1781 the House of Representatives from Connecticut to, succeeding where he 1779-1780 Titus Hosmer of the Speaker was. Adams served as a colonel in the Connecticut Militia during the Revolutionary War . He was also called to the 2nd Continental Congress in 1778 , where he signed the Articles of Confederation .

In 1789, he was appointed associate judge of the Connecticut Supreme Court on the state's Executive Council. He was then appointed Chief Justice of Connecticut in 1793 , a position he held at Litchfield until his death in 1797. He was then buried there in the East Cemetery .

family

Andrew Adams was the son of Samuel (1703–1788) and Mary Fairchild Adams (1698–1803). His father practiced law in Stratford and was a judge in Fairfield County .

Web links

• Andrew Adams in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Andrew Adams in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• Andrew Adams at The Political Graveyard