George Adams (lawyer)

George Adams (born August 1, 1784 in Lynchburg , Virginia , †  August 14, 1844 in Jackson , Mississippi ) was an American lawyer and politician . After his appointment by President Andrew Jackson , he served as a federal judge from 1836 to 1838 .

Career

After attending school, George Adams trained as a lawyer and was admitted to the bar in 1810. Until 1825 he ran a practice in Frankfort , the capital of Kentucky . During this time he also sat twice as an MP in the Kentucky House of Representatives : between 1810 and 1811 and in 1814. He moved to Natchez , Mississippi in 1825 and practiced there until 1827, initially as a private lawyer. He was Attorney General for the State of Mississippi from 1828 to 1829 before returning to his own practice. In 1830 he resumed government service as the United States Attorney for the Mississippi District and remained in that office until 1836.

On January 12, 1836, Adams was named a judge in the federal district court for the District of Mississippi by President Jackson . After confirmation by the United States Senate eight days later, he was able to succeed Powhatan Ellis , whom Andrew Jackson had appointed envoy to Mexico . On June 18, 1838, the Mississippi Federal District Court was divided into a northern and a southern district, with Adams remaining as judge in both courts. On September 30 of the same year he submitted his resignation as a federal judge; he was succeeded by Samuel Jameson Gholson . Until his death in 1844 he was again working as a lawyer in Jackson, the capital of Mississippi.

Web links

• George Adams in the database of Find a Grave (English)
• George Adams in the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges