Parmenio Adams

Parmenio Adams (born September 9, 1776 in Hartford , Connecticut , † February 19, 1832 in Alexander , New York ) was an American politician . Between 1824 and 1827 he represented the state of New York in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Parmenio Adams attended public schools in his home country. In 1806 he moved to Phelps Corner , now Attica, New York State. Between 1806 and 1816 he was a member of the state militia, in which he rose to major. He also took part in the British-American War of 1812 . In the years 1815 and 1816 and again from 1818 to 1821 he was sheriff in Genesee County . He also worked in agriculture, where he ran a flour mill, among other things. He was also involved in the construction of the Erie Canal as a building contractor .

Politically, Adams was a member of the Democratic Republican Party . In the 1820s he joined the movement against future President Andrew Jackson and became a member of the short-lived National Republican Party . He supported John Quincy Adams, who has been in office since 1825 . In the congressional elections of 1822 he lost to Isaac Wilson . But Adams appealed against the outcome of the election. When this was granted, he was allowed to take up his mandate in Congress on January 7, 1824 . After being re-elected, he was able to exercise it until March 3, 1827.

After his time in the US House of Representatives ended, Parmenio Adams withdrew from politics and returned to his private affairs. He died in Alexander on February 19, 1832.

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predecessor	Office	successor
Isaac Wilson	United States House of Representatives for New York (29th constituency) January 7, 1824 - March 3, 1827	David Ellicott Evans

personal data
SURNAME	Adams, Parmenio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	September 9, 1776
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hartford , Connecticut
DATE OF DEATH	February 19, 1832
Place of death	Alexander , New York