John J. Adams

John Joseph Adams
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
In office
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887
Preceded byAnson G. McCook
Succeeded byLloyd Bryce
Constituency8th district (1883–85)
7th district (1885–87)
Personal details
BornSeptember 16, 1848 (1848-09-16)
Douglas Town, New Brunswick colony, British North America
DiedFebruary 16, 1919 (1919-02-17) (aged 70)
New York City, U.S.
CitizenshipAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAdelaide Virginia Whitehead (m. 1870)[1][2]
Children1[3][4]
Alma materColumbia Law School
ProfessionAttorney

John Joseph Adams (September 16, 1848 – February 16, 1919) was an American politician and a United States Congressman from New York State, serving two terms from 1883 to 1887.

Biography

Adams was born in Douglas Town in the New Brunswick colony of British North America (now part of Miramichi) on September 16, 1848.[5] He emigrated to the United States in 1864, settling in New York City, and worked in a dry-goods firm in New York City until he began studies at Columbia Law School.[5] Adams graduated with an LLB degree in 1876, and was admitted to the bar later that year.[5] In addition, he was involved in several businesses, including the Adams Mining Company of Leadville, Colorado, which included his brothers Michael Adams (1845–1899), a member of the Canadian Parliament, and Samuel Adams (1846–1928), a member of the Colorado State Senate.[6][7][8]

Congress

Elected to the United States House of Representatives from two different districts, Adams represented the 8th District in the forty-eighth United States Congress from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1885.[5][9] He then represented the 7th district in the Fiftieth United States Congress from March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1887.[5][10] Both districts at the time were in Queens County. He did not seek renomination in 1886 and returned to the practice of law.[5]

Death

In 1918, Adams suffered a stroke.[11] He died of heart disease at The Ansonia Hotel in Manhattan on February 16, 1919.[11] Adams was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.[5]

References

  1. ^ Banta, Theodore M. (1901). Sayre Family: Lineage of Thomas Sayre. New York: The De Vinne Press. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "New York, New York, Extracted Marriage Index, 1866-1937, Entry for John J. Adams and Adelaide V. Whitehead". Ancestry.com. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com, LLC. February 14, 1870. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  3. ^ "Wedding Announcement, Florence Adams and Charles Bernard, Jr". New-York Tribune. New York. January 9, 1896. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Death Notice, Florence Adams Bernard". The New York Times. New York. October 17, 1917. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Joint Committee On Printing, US Congress (1928). Biographical Directory of the American Congress. 1774-1927. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. p. 625 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The Adams Mining Company". The national Republican. Washington, DC. June 3, 1886. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Merchants' Schemes". Ottawa Daily Citizen. Ottawa, Canada. August 11, 1897. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Obituary: Hon. John J. Adams". Daily Gleaner. Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. February 22, 1919. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ The Rochester Directory. Rochester, New York: Drew, Allis & Company. 1884. p. 691 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ Star Almanac. New York: New York Star. 1885. p. 137 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ a b "Death Notice, John J. Adams". The New York Times. New York. February 17, 1919. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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