Benjamin Adams | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's11th district | |
| In office December 2, 1816 – March 3, 1821 | |
| Preceded by | Elijah Brigham |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Russell |
| Also astate legislator,State Senator,Lawyer,Politician | |
| In office preceding and following Congressional Service | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1764-12-16)December 16, 1764 |
| Died | March 28, 1837(1837-03-28) (aged 72) |
| Resting place | Prospect Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Benjamin Adams (December 16, 1764 – March 28, 1837) was an American lawyer and politician.
Adams was born inMendon in theProvince of Massachusetts Bay on December 16, 1764,[1] son of Josiah Adams and Sarah Reed.[2] He grew up in Mendon, which was then a rural agricultural community. Adams was well educated by existing public schools in that community.
He graduated fromBrown University inProvidence, Rhode Island in 1788, where he studied law, receiving hisA.M. degree in course.[2] He was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar, and began the practice of the law inUxbridge, Massachusetts.[1]
He was elected to theMassachusetts House of Representatives from 1809 to 1814, later winning election to theMassachusetts Senate in 1814 through 1815.[2] In 1816, he was elected to theUnited States House of Representatives from Massachusetts in the 14th, 15th, and 16th congresses, having been elected first to fill the vacancy caused by the death ofElijah Brigham in 1816 and serving in that body until 1821, were succeeded byJonathan Russell.[2][1] In 1822 he was then reelected to theMassachusetts State Senate and served there through 1825.[2]
He died in Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, on March 28, 1837.[2][1] The Benjamin Adams House is on theNational Register of Historic Places in Uxbridge. The house is located at 85 North Main Street, near the "Uxbridge Common Historic District." Benjamin Adams is buried in the Prospect Hill Cemetery,[1] next to the historic Capron Mill in downtown Uxbridge. Another elected Congressman is buried there,Phineas Bruce, as well as aMedal of Honor recipient from this town,Corporal Edward Sullivan. Benjamin Adams would have seen the early history and successes of the adjacentCapron Mill, and the beginnings of American industrialization which occurred there. On July 21, 2007, the historic Capron Mill, later known as theBernat Mill, was burned in a spectacular ten-alarm fire. A housing development and street there is named in his honor today.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Adams, Benjamin".The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 35.| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 11th congressional district December 2, 1816 - March 3, 1821 | Succeeded by |
