Brockman Adams

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Brockman Adams

Brockman Adams (born January 13, 1927 in Atlanta , Georgia , † September 10, 2004 in Stevensville , Maryland ) was an American politician .

biography

Early life

Brock Adams grew up in Portland ( Oregon ) as the son of Charles Leslie and Vera Eleanor Adams; he also had a sister, Phyllis. After attending compulsory school, he moved to Seattle , where he graduated from the University of Washington with a law degree in 1949 . In 1952 he graduated from Harvard Law School . Adams served his military service as a sailor in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 .

Adams opened a law firm in Seattle and taught from 1954 to 1960 in parallel with his work as a lawyer as a lecturer at the American Institute of Banking .

Political career

In 1961, Adams was appointed federal attorney for the western district of Washington, a role he held until 1964. In the same year he ran successfully as a member of the Democratic Party for a seat in the United States House of Representatives . Adams, who was re-elected six times in a row, served from January 3, 1965 until he voluntarily resigned on January 22, 1977. In 1977, Adams was appointed fifth US Secretary of Transportation by President Jimmy Carter ; However, he was a member of the cabinet for just under two years until July 20, 1979.

Adams held no political office for the next eight years. He settled in Washington, DC , where he practiced as a lawyer and represented the interests of the newly formed CSX Corporation , among other things . Adams was elected a US Senator on November 4, 1986 . He took office on January 3, 1987. In 1992, he decided not to run again because eight women claimed in the Seattle Times that Adams sexually molested or even raped them . Although Adams always protested his innocence, his political image was damaged, so that on January 3, 1993, he resigned his mandate as senator. Also, so were his thoughts, the now vacant Senate seat would be filled by a Democrat, which actually happened with his party colleague Patty Murray .

Late life

Adams now retired into private life, which he shared with his wife Mary Elizabeth Adams, whom he married in 1952. The two had four children together, two sons (Scott and Dean) and two daughters (Kokie and Aleen). Adams last had seven grandchildren.

Brockman Adams contracted Parkinson's disease and died in 2004.

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SURNAME Adams, Brockman
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Adams, Brock
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Atlanta , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH September 10, 2004
Place of death Stevensville , Maryland