Stephen Adams (politician)

Stephen Adams

Stephen Adams (born October 17, 1807 in Pendleton District , South Carolina , †  May 1, 1857 in Memphis , Tennessee ) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) who represented the state of Mississippi in both chambers of Congress .

As a young boy, Stephen Adams moved with his parents to Tennessee in 1812, where the family settled in Franklin County . There he attended public schools, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1829. His political career began in Tennessee when he was a member of the State Senate between 1833 and 1834.

In 1834, Adams moved to Mississippi and opened a law firm in Aberdeen . From 1837 to 1845 he served as a district judge before he was elected to the United States House of Representatives for the Democrats , where he remained from March 4, 1845 to March 3, 1847. He then returned to the county court in 1848, was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1850, and took part in the Mississippi Constitutional Convention in 1851.

After Jefferson Davis , who later became President of the Confederate States , stepped down, Stephen Adams was elected as his successor to the US Senate . He belonged to this from March 17, 1852 to March 3, 1857; during this time he was, among other things, chairman of the Committee on Retrenchment . He then moved to Memphis to work as a lawyer again, but died shortly after his arrival.

Web links

• Stephen Adams in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Stephen Adams in the database of Find a Grave (English)