Benjamin Adams (politician)

Benjamin Adams (born December 16, 1764 in Mendon , Worcester County , Province of Massachusetts Bay , †  March 28, 1837 in Uxbridge , Massachusetts ) was an American politician . Between 1816 and 1821 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Benjamin Adams attended the public schools of his home country and then studied until 1788 at Brown University in Providence ( Rhode Island ). After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in this profession in Uxbridge. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Federalist Party . Between 1809 and 1814 he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives . In 1814 and 1815 he was a member of the State Senate .

After the death of MP Elijah Brigham , Adams was elected as his successor to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he took office on December 2, 1816, when the by-election was due for the eleventh seat of Massachusetts . After two re-elections, he remained in Congress until March 3, 1821 . In 1820 and 1822 he competed unsuccessfully for his return to Congress. After his time in the US House of Representatives ended, Adams practiced law again. Between 1822 and 1825 he sat again in the Massachusetts Senate. He died in Uxbridge on March 28, 1837.

Web links

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