John J. Adams

John Joseph Adams (born September 16, 1848 in Douglastown , Canada , † February 16, 1919 in New York City ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1883 and 1887 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Joseph Adams was born and raised about seven months after the end of the Mexican-American War in Douglastown, New Brunswick province. He attended local school. During the Civil War , he immigrated to the United States in 1864 and settled in New York City. Adams then worked as an office clerk in a dry goods firm until 1874 . He graduated from Columbia Law School in 1876 . He was admitted to the bar that same year and then began practicing in New York City. Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

In the congressional elections of 1882 for the 49th Congress , he was elected in the seventh constituency of New York to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded William Dorsheimer on March 4, 1883 . He was re-elected once and then dropped out after the March 3, 1887 Congress of.

After his time in Congress, he resumed his practice as a lawyer in New York City. He died there on February 16, 1919 and was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn . At this point the First World War had been over for about three months.

Web links

John J. Adams in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

John J. Adams in the database of Find a Grave (English)

Individual evidence

↑ The term "dry goods" is also used in English for dry goods such as grain, tea, sugar, etc.

personal data
SURNAME	Adams, John J.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Adams, John Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH	September 16, 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH	Douglastown , Canada
DATE OF DEATH	February 16, 1919
Place of death	New York City

[1] The term "dry goods" is also used in English for dry goods such as grain, tea, sugar, etc.