Wilbur L. Adams

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Wilbur Louis Adams (born October 23, 1884 in Georgetown , Delaware , † December 4, 1937 in Lewes , Delaware) was an American politician . Between 1933 and 1935 he represented the state of Delaware in the US House of Representatives .

Career

After primary school, Wilbur Adams visited the Delaware College in Newark and Dickinson College in Carlisle ( Pennsylvania ). After studying law at the University of Pennsylvania and being admitted to the bar in 1907, Adams began his new profession in Wilmington .

Adams was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1924 he ran unsuccessfully for the office of Attorney General of Delaware. In 1932 he was elected to the US House of Representatives, where he replaced Republican Robert G. Houston on March 4, 1933 . Since he refused to run again in 1934, Adams could only serve one term in Congress until January 3, 1935 .

In the same elections in 1934, Adams ran unsuccessfully against John G. Townsend for the US Senate . Then he retired from politics and worked as a lawyer again. He was temporarily still the acting postman in Georgetown. Wilbur Adams died in Lewes in 1937 and was buried in Georgetown.

Web links

  • Wilbur L. Adams in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Adams, Wilbur L.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Adams, Wilbur Louis (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1884
PLACE OF BIRTH Georgetown , Delaware
DATE OF DEATH 4th December 1937
Place of death Lewes , Delaware