George Madison Adams

George Madison Adams

George Madison Adams (born December 20, 1837 in Barbourville , Kentucky , †  April 6, 1920 in Winchester , Kentucky) was an American politician . Between 1867 and 1875 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Adams received a private education and then attended Center College in Danville . He then studied law. Between 1859 and 1861 he was an administrative clerk at the Knox County District Court . During the civil war he served in the Union army . Until 1863 he was captain of an infantry unit from Kentucky. After that he was paymaster with the rank of major.

Adams was a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional elections of 1866 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded William H. Randall on March 4, 1867 . After three re-elections, he could remain in Congress until March 3, 1875 . Since 1873 he represented the ninth district of his state as the successor to John McConnell Rice . Between 1865 and 1869, the work of Congress was marked by tension between the Republican Party and President Andrew Johnson , which culminated in a narrowly unsuccessful impeachment process. In addition, the 14th and 15th amendments were ratified. In the elections of 1874 he was not confirmed.

Between 1875 and 1881 Adams was a clerk for the congressional administration; in this post he succeeded Edward McPherson . From 1884 to 1887 he was employed by the Kentucky State Land Administration; from 1887 to 1891 he served as Secretary of State of Kentucky. In 1891 he became a railway commissioner. Thereafter, Adams was named federal government pensioner for Louisville by President Grover Cleveland . He held this office between 1894 and 1898.

George Adams spent his retirement in Winchester. He died there on April 6, 1920. He was the nephew of Green Adams (1812-1884), who twice represented the state of Kentucky in Congress between 1847 and 1861.

Web links

• George Madison Adams in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• George Madison Adams in the database of Find a Grave (English)