William C. Adamson

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William C. Adamson

William Charles Adamson (born August 13, 1854 in Bowdon , Carroll County , Georgia , †  January 3, 1929 in New York City ) was an American politician . Between 1897 and 1917 he represented the state of Georgia in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Adamson attended public schools in his home country including Bowdon College , which he graduated from in 1874. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1876, he began to work in Carrollton in his new profession. Between 1885 and 1889 he was a judge in this city. He was also the legal representative of his hometown for several years.

Politically, Adamson was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1892 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention , at which ex-President Grover Cleveland was once again nominated as a presidential candidate. In the 1896 congressional election , Adamson was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of Georgia , where he succeeded Charles L. Moses on March 4, 1897 . After ten re-elections, he could remain in Congress until his resignation in December 1917 . During this time the Spanish-American War of 1898 and the American entry into World War I fell . In 1913 the 16th and 17th amendments to the Constitution were passed in Congress. Since 1911, Adamson was chairman of the committee on domestic and foreign trade.

Adamson resigned on December 18, 1917 after he was appointed to a Board of the United States General Appraisers . This commission later became today's United States Court of International Trade . After a by-election, Adamson's mandate fell to his party colleague William C. Wright . Adamson himself remained a member of this commission until January 20, 1928. Then he worked again as a lawyer. He died on January 3, 1929 while visiting New York. He was then buried in Carrollton.

Web links

  • William C. Adamson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Adamson, William C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Adamson, William Charles (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 13, 1854
PLACE OF BIRTH Bowdon , Georgia
DATE OF DEATH January 3, 1929
Place of death New York City