ADAMS(SoundexA352)—See alsoADAM,ADAMES,ADAMS-MEDINA,ADAMSEN,ADAMSKE,ADAMSKI,ADAMSON,ADDAMS,ADDOMS,DAMAS,LAWSON-ADAMS,MASSAD,MCADAMS,REEDER-ADAMS.
| |  Adams, J. A. — Candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1870.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, J. A. — of Washington. Prohibition candidate forU.S.Representative from Washington at-large, 1900.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, J. B. — of El Dorado,ButlerCounty, Kan.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, J. Benson — of Summit Hill,CarbonCounty, Pa.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1960.Still living as of 1960. | | Adams, J. C. — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona,1912,1924.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, J. Christian — Mountain candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia,2024(on behalf ofJillStein andRudolphT. Ware).Still living as of 2024. | | Adams, J. Dickenson — of Wethersfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1910, 1918,1926, 1930.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, J. Duncan — of Charleston,CharlestonCounty, S.C.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from SouthCarolina,1912,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, J. E. — of Copperhill,PolkCounty, Tenn.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromTennessee,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, J. E. — of Santuc,UnionCounty, S.C.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthCarolina,1944(alternate),1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, J.G.SeeJohn GardnerAdams | | Adams, J. H. — of Ashburn,TurnerCounty, Ga.Member ofGeorgiastate senate 47th District, 1923-24.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, J. M. — of Alabama. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Alabama 6th District, 1855.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, J. M. — of Flint,GeneseeCounty, Mich.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1880.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, J. M. — of Mt. Juliet,WilsonCounty, Tenn.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromTennessee,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, J. Marvin — of Eagle,AdaCounty, Idaho.Mayorof Eagle, Idaho, 1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Adams, J. P. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1892.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, J. Pinckney H. — of Fair Haven,RutlandCounty, Vt.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromVermont,1908.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, J. Q. — of Louisville,JeffersonCounty, Ky.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromKentucky,1880.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, J. R. — ofDavisCounty, Iowa.Dry candidate fordelegateto Iowa convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, J. R. B. — ofIredellCounty, N.C.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Iredell County, 1852-55.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, J. S. — of Dublin,LaurensCounty, Ga.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1904,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, J. S. — of Gretna,PittsylvaniaCounty, Va.Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forVirginia,1924;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia,1940,1944.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, J. W. — of Moultrie,ColquittCounty, Ga.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromGeorgia,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, J. W. — of Macon,BibbCounty, Ga.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromGeorgia,1964.Still living as of 1964. | | Adams, Jack — of Jerome,JeromeCounty, Idaho.Candidate formayor ofJerome, Idaho, 1993.Still living as of 1993. | | Adams, JackR.SeeJohn RichardAdams | | Adams, Jackie Rowe — also known asJackie R. Adams — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,2004,2008(alternate).Still living as of 2008. | | Adams, Jackson F. — of Webster Groves,St. LouisCounty, Mo.Mayorof Webster Groves, Mo., 1967.Still living as of 1967. | | Adams, Jacky — of Red Oak,MontgomeryCounty, Iowa.Democrat. Candidate forIowastate senate 41st District, 1970.Still living as of 1970. | | Adams, Jacob J. — ofCuyahogaCounty, Ohio.Democrat. Candidate forOhiostate house of representatives from Cuyahoga County, 1897.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, James (1783-1843) — of Springfield,SangamonCounty, Ill.Born in Simsbury,HartfordCounty, Conn.,January24, 1783.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;lawyer; oneof the first nine men to receive the "Endowment" ordinance fromJoseph Smith, founder of the Mormon Church; participated in along-running newspaper battle withAbrahamLincoln, over the transfer of a city lot; probate judge inIllinois, 1830; candidate forGovernor ofIllinois, 1834.Mormon. Member,Freemasons.Died, ofcholera,in Nauvoo,HancockCounty, Ill.,August11, 1843 (age60 years, 199days).Interment atOldNauvoo Burial Grounds, Nauvoo, Ill. | | Adams, James — of Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.Postmaster atPeoria,Ill., 1825-26.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, James (1810-1880) — of Charlestown, Middlesex County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.Born in Charlestown, Middlesex County (now part of Boston,SuffolkCounty), Mass.,February18, 1810.Mayorof Charlestown, Mass., 1854.DiedNovember13, 1880 (age70 years, 269days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives: Sonof Chester Adams and Elizabeth (Watts) Adams. | | | | See alsoWikipedia article |
| | Adams, James — of California. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 21st District, 1880-81.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, James — of Shreveport,CaddoParish, La.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromLouisiana,1960.Still living as of 1960. | | Adams, James — of Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Adams, James — also known asBrud Adams — Candidate forTexasstate house of representatives 109th District, 2010.Still living as of 2010. | | Adams, James A. — Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Wisconsin 6th District, 1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Adams, James Dupont(1887-1966) —also known asJames D. Adams — of Columbia City,WhitleyCounty, Ind.Born in Columbia City,WhitleyCounty, Ind.,July 2,1887.Democrat. President, Citizens StateBank;among the organizers of ColumbiaWoolen Mills;publisher,Columbia City Postnewspaper;owner ofmovietheaters; president, Whitley CountyTelephoneCo., 1912-26;cattlebreeder; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Indiana,1940.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;Elks;Rotary;AmericanBankers Association.Died in August,1966(age79years, 0 days).Interment atGreenhillCemetery, Columbia City, Ind. | | Adams, James E. — of Quincy,AdamsCounty, Ill.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, James E. — of Englewood,ArapahoeCounty, Colo.Democrat. Postmaster atEnglewood,Colo., 1933-64 (acting, 1933-34).Burial location unknown. | | Adams, James F. — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Missouri 14th District, 1926.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, James H. — ofChenangoCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Chenango County, 1928.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, James Hopkins(1812-1861) —also known asJames H. Adams — of Gadsden, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.Born in Congaree, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,March15, 1812.Planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1834-37, 1840-41,1848-49; member ofSouthCarolina state senate, 1851-54; Presidential Elector for SouthCarolina,1852;Governorof South Carolina, 1854-56;delegateto South Carolina secession convention from Richland, 1860-61;died in office 1861.Episcopalian.Died in Columbia, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,July 13,1861 (age49 years, 120days).Interment atSt.John's Episcopal Churchyard, Congaree, S.C. | | Adams, James L. — Democrat. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives from St. Joseph District, 1958.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, James L.(1921-2014) —also known asJim Adams — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Iron Mountain,DickinsonCounty, Mich.,October2, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;electrician;treasurerandpresident,IBEW Local 292; member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1955-74 (District 31 1955-62,District 42 1963-72, District 60-A 1973-74).Lutheran.Swedishancestry. Member,InternationalBrotherhood of Electrical Workers;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars;Moose.Died in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,August6, 2014 (age92 years, 308days).Interment atLakewoodCemetery, Minneapolis, Minn. | | Adams, James Lee(1873-1946) —also known asJames L. Adams — of Coraopolis,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Mt. Lebanon,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Born inAlleghenyCounty, Pa.,May 27,1873.Republican.Lawyer;member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Allegheny County 12thDistrict, 1907-09; resigned 1909; member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 45th District, 1909-12; as receiver to wrap up theaffairs of a defunct Pittsburgh bank, he allegedly failed to pay$22,000 owed to the city; in November 1926, he wasarrestedin St. Petersburg, Florida, andchargedwithembezzlement;released on $10,000 bond;re-arrestedin December, after detectives received information that he was abouttojumpbail; waived extradition and voluntarily returned to Pittsburgh;the case against him was dropped in April 1927.Episcopalian.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died, from aheartattack, in Mt. Lebanon,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,April20, 1946 (age72 years, 328days).Interment atAllegheny County Memorial Park, Allison Park, Pa.| | Relatives: Sonof William Adams and Mary Emma (Butler) Adams; married to Elise M.Campbell. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Adams, James M. — ofBarryCounty, Mo.Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Barry County, 1891-92.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, James P. — of Salyersville,MagoffinCounty, Ky.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromKentucky,1904.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, James Pickett(1828-1904) —Born in Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,September2, 1828.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1858-61, 1888-89; majorin the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from South Carolina,1872.Died inRichlandCounty, S.C.,November1, 1904 (age76 years, 60days).Interment atSt.John's Episcopal Churchyard, Congaree, S.C. | | Adams, James Q. — of Monroe,MonroeCounty, Mich.Mayorof Monroe, Mich., 1838.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, James R. — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from North Carolina 7th District, 2000, 2002.Still living as of 2002. | | Adams, James Uriah(1812-1871) —Born in Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,February12, 1812.Planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1864.Died inRichlandCounty, S.C.,March 7,1871 (age59 years, 23days).Interment atSt.John's Episcopal Churchyard, Congaree, S.C. | | Adams, James W. — of Rensselaer,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Republican.Mayorof Rensselaer, N.Y., 1926-29.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Janet — of Webster City,HamiltonCounty, Iowa.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa,1996.Female.Still living as of 1996. | | Adams, Jayno W. (b. 1870) — of Waterford Township,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Grand Blanc,GeneseeCounty, Mich.,October16, 1870.Democrat.Farmer;supervisorof Waterford Township, Michigan; defeated, 1904; elected 1905.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Jayno Charles Adams and Helen M. (Ellis) Adams. |
| | Adams, Jeanne M. — ofDenver,Colo.Socialist. Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector forColorado,2004(on behalf ofJamesHarris andMargaretTrowe).Female.Still living as of 2004. | | Adams, Jed Cobb(1876-1935) —also known asJed Adams — of Kaufman,KaufmanCounty, Tex.; Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Kaufman,KaufmanCounty, Tex.,January14, 1876.Democrat.Lawyer;KaufmanCounty State's Attorney, 1898-1902; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Texas,1904;Democratic Presidential Elector for Texas,1909;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1919.Methodist.DiedJanuary29, 1935 (age59 years, 15days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Z. T. Adams and Elizabeth (Ratliff) Adams; married,December1, 1897, to Allie Nash. |
| | Adams, Jeff Frank — of Blountstown,CalhounCounty, Fla.Democrat. Member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Florida, 1947.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Jefferson A. — Republican. Candidate forDelawarestate senate 15th District, 1982.Still living as of 1982. | | Adams, Jeremiah K. — of Lisbon,New LondonCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate senate 8th District, 1871.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Jerome — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Democrat. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Hartford; elected 1954.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Jesse — ofJohnstonCounty, N.C.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Johnston County, 1813-17, 1840-41,1844-45; member ofNorthCarolina state senate from Johnston County, 1819-20.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Jesse — ofAtlanticCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state senate from Atlantic County, 1869-71.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Jesse — of Gloster,AmiteCounty, Miss.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMississippi,1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Jewett William(1835-1920) —also known asJewett W. Adams;"Ironhub" —ofCarsonCity, Nev.Born in South Hero,Grand IsleCounty, Vt.,August6, 1835.Democrat.LieutenantGovernor of Nevada, 1874-82;Governor ofNevada, 1883-87; defeated, 1886; superintendent, U.S. Mint atCarson City, 1895-98.Died in Berkeley,AlamedaCounty, Calif.,June 18,1920 (age84 years, 317days).Interment atCypressLawn Memorial Park, Colma, Calif. | | Adams, JimSeeJames L. Adams  | Adams, Jim — of Crystal,HennepinCounty, Minn.Firefighter;remodelingand construction business;mayorof Crystal, Minn., 2013-.Still living as of 2014.| | Image source:Adams for Mayor web site |
| | | Adams, JoanSeeJoanMondale | | Adams, Joan — of Camarillo,VenturaCounty, Calif.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,2004.Female.Still living as of 2004. | | Adams, Jo-Ann M. — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii,2008.Female.Still living as of 2008. | | Adams, JoeSeeJoseph Adams | | Adams, Joe M. — of Cotter,BaxterCounty, Ark.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromArkansas,1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Joel (1750-1830) — of South Carolina. Born in Virginia,February4, 1750.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1814-15.Baptist.Died in Congaree, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,July 9,1830 (age80 years, 155days).Interment atSt.John's Episcopal Churchyard, Congaree, S.C. | | Adams, Joel — of Chelmsford,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Massachusetts. Postmaster atChelmsford,Mass., 1816.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Joel II(1784-1859) —Born in Congaree, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,March 6,1784.Planter;member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1832-33.Died in Congaree, Richland District (nowRichlandCounty), S.C.,May 1,1859 (age75 years, 56days).Intermentsomewherein Richland County, S.C. | | Adams, Joel — ofAtlanticCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state senate from Atlantic County, 1845-47.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Joel L. — of Laurel Hill,OkaloosaCounty, Fla.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromFlorida,1972.Still living as of 1972.  | Adams, John (1735-1826) — also known as"His Rotundity";"The Duke ofBraintree";"American Cato";"OldSink and Swim";"The Colossus ofIndependence";"Father of the AmericanNavy" —of Quincy,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy),NorfolkCounty, Mass., October 19, 1735 o.s. (October30, 1735).Lawyer;Delegateto Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-78;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; U.S. Minister toNetherlands, 1781-88;Great Britain, 1785-88;VicePresident of the United States, 1789-97;Presidentof the United States, 1797-1801; defeated (Federalist), 1800;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1820.Unitarian.Englishancestry. Member,AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1900.Died in Quincy,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,July 4,1826 (age90 years, 247days).Original interment atHancockCemetery, Quincy, Mass.; reinterment in 1828 atUnitedFirst Parish Church, Quincy, Mass.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: Sonof John Adams (1691-1761) and Susanna (Boylston) Adams; married,October25, 1764, toAbigailQuincy Smith (aunt ofWilliamCranch); father of Abigail Amelia Adams (who marriedWilliamStephens Smith) andJohn Quincy Adams(1767-1848) (who marriedLouisaCatherine Johnson); grandfather ofGeorgeWashington Adams andCharlesFrancis Adams (1807-1886); great-grandfather ofJohn Quincy Adams (1833-1894) andBrooksAdams; second great-grandfather ofCharlesFrancis Adams (1866-1954); third great-grandfather ofThomasBoylston Adams; first cousin thrice removed ofEdwardM. Chapin; first cousin four times removed ofArthurChapin; first cousin six times removed ofDenwoodLynn Chapin; second cousin ofSamuelAdams; second cousin once removed ofJosephAllen; second cousin twice removed ofJohnMilton Thayer; second cousin thrice removed ofWilliamVincent Wells; second cousin four times removed ofLymanKidder Bass,DanielT. Hayden,ArthurLaban Bates andAlmurStiles Whiting; second cousin five times removed ofCharlesGrenfill Washburn,LymanMetcalfe Bass andEmersonRichard Boyles; third cousin ofThomasCogswell (1799-1868); third cousin once removed ofJeremiahMason,GeorgeBailey Loring andThomasCogswell (1841-1904); third cousin twice removed ofAsahelOtis,ErastusFairbanks,CharlesStetson,HenryBrewster Stanton,CharlesAdams Jr.,IsaiahStetson,JoshuaPerkins,EliThayer andBaileyFrye Adams; third cousin thrice removed ofDayOtis Kellogg,DwightKellogg,CalebStetson,OakesAmes,OliverAmes Jr.,BenjaminW. Waite,AlfredElisha Ames,GeorgeOtis Fairbanks,AustinWells Holden,HoraceFairbanks,EbenezerOliver Grosvenor,JosephWashburn Yates,AugustusBrown Reed Sprague,FranklinFairbanks,JonahFitz Randolph Leonard,ErskineMason Phelps,ThomasDudley Bradstreet,AlbertPorter Bradstreet,GeorgeParker Bradstreet,ArthurNewton Holden,JohnAlden Thayer,IrvingHall Chase,IsaiahKidder Stetson andGilesRussell Taggart. | | | | Political families:Adams#1 family of Boston, Massachusetts;Adams#2 family of Boston and Quincy, Massachusetts (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Adams counties inIdaho,Iowa,Miss.,Neb.,Ohio,Pa.,Wash. andWis. arenamed for him. | | | | MountAdams (second highest peak in the Northeast), in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS John Adams (built 1941-42 atRichmond,California; torpedoed and lost in theCoralSea, 1942) wasnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:JohnAdams Harper—JohnA. Cameron—JohnA. Dix—JohnAdams Fisher—JohnA. Taintor—JohnA. Gilmer—JohnA. Perkins—JohnAdams Hyman—JohnA. Damon—John A.Lee—JohnAdams Aiken—JohnA. Sanders—JohnA. Kingsbury—JohnAdams Hurson | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S.State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about John Adams: John Ferling,JohnAdams: A Life — Joseph J. Ellis,ThePassionate Sage: The Character and Legacy of JohnAdams — David McCullough,JohnAdams — Gore Vidal,InventingA Nation: Washington, Adams, Jefferson — John Ferling,Adamsvs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 — JamesGrant,JohnAdams : Party of One — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | | Adams, John — ofHydeCounty, N.C.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Hyde County, 1810, 1812-13.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John (1778-1854) — ofGreeneCounty, N.Y.Born in Oak Hill,GreeneCounty, N.Y.,August26, 1778.Democrat.Lawyer;GreeneCounty Surrogate, 1810; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Greene County, 1812-13;U.S.Representative from New York 8th District, 1815, 1833-35.Died in Catskill,GreeneCounty, N.Y.,September25, 1854 (age76 years, 30days).Interment atThomsonStreet Cemetery, Catskill, N.Y. | | Adams, John — ofRichmond,Va.Physician;mayorof Richmond, Va., 1819-26.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John (1819-1908) — of Black Earth,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in1819.Democrat. Member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1869-70, 1872; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1882-83.Died in1908(ageabout89 years).Interment atOak Hill Cemetery, Black Earth, Wis. | | Adams, John — of Marshall,CalhounCounty, Mich.Republican.Mayorof Marshall, Mich., 1871-72, 1879-81.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John — of Columbia City,WhitleyCounty, Ind.Democrat. Postmaster atColumbiaCity, Ind., 1893-97.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John — of Vandergrift,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.Democrat. Postmaster atVandergrift,Pa., 1913-21.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John — of Pueblo,PuebloCounty, Colo.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromColorado,1920.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John — of Guthrie,LoganCounty, Okla.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,1924.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John — of South Rockwood,MonroeCounty, Mich.Candidate forsupervisorof Berlin Township, Michigan, 1935.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John, Sr. — ofDouglasCounty, Neb.Member ofNebraskaunicameral legislature 5th District; elected 1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John — of New Hampshire. Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1976.Still living as of 1976. | | Adams, John — Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Florida 12th District, 1978.Still living as of 1978. | | Adams, John — of Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Adams, John — Democrat. Candidate forTexasstate house of representatives 45th District, 2012.Still living as of 2012. | | Adams, John B. — of Summit Hill,CarbonCounty, Pa.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1924.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John C.(1836-1900) —of Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.Born in Tivoli,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,1836.Republican.Auctioneer;postmaster atNewburgh,N.Y., 1881; member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Orange County 1st District, 1888-90.Died in Newburgh,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,January12, 1900 (ageabout 63years).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Ebenezer Adams. |
| | Adams, John C. — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Republican.Mayorof Phoenix, Ariz., 1897-99, 1905; resigned 1899, 1905; postmasteratPhoenix,Ariz., 1898-1902.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John C. — ofCoshoctonCounty, Ohio.Democrat. Member ofOhiostate house of representatives from Coshocton County; elected1897.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John G., Jr. — Socialist. Socialist candidate for Presidential Elector forMississippi,1920.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John G. B. — of Lynn,EssexCounty, Mass.Republican. Postmaster atLynn,Mass., 1877-85.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John Gardner (b.1892) —also known asJ. G. Adams — of Coeur d'Alene,KootenaiCounty, Idaho.Born in Boise,AdaCounty, Idaho,April14, 1892.Republican.Realestate andinsurancebusiness;mayorof Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, 1947-50.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;Elks;Rotary.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Gardner G. Adams and Mildred H. (Heaston) Adams; married,June 24,1914, to Lexie Ross. |
| | Adams, John H. — of New Milford,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Firstselectman of New Milford, Connecticut, 1949-50.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John Hurst — ofWaltonCounty, Ga.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Walton County, 1927-28.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John J. — of Zanesville,MuskingumCounty, Ohio.Republican. Circuit judge in Ohio 5th Circuit, 1895-1901. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John Joseph(1848-1919) —also known asJohn J. Adams — of New York. Born in Douglas Town,NewBrunswick,September16, 1848.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1883-87 (8th District 1883-85, 7thDistrict 1885-87).Died suddenly, ofheartdisease (a year after suffering astroke ofparalysis), in the AnsoniaHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February16, 1919 (age70 years, 153days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Adams, John M. — of Sidney,CheyenneCounty, Neb.Member ofNebraskastate house of representatives, 1885.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John P. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1888.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John Q. — of River Falls,PierceCounty, Wis.Member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1853, 1863; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1854-56.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John Q. — of Biddeford,YorkCounty, Maine.Mayorof Biddeford, Maine, 1863-64.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John Q. — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1928;mayorof Uniontown, Pa., 1937.Burial location unknown.  | Adams, John Quincy(1767-1848) —also known as"Old Man Eloquent";"TheAccidental President";"The MassachusettsMadman" —of Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.; Quincy,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Braintree (part now in Quincy),NorfolkCounty, Mass.,July 11,1767.Lawyer;U.S. Minister toNetherlands, 1794-97;Prussia, 1797-1801;Russia, 1809-14;Great Britain, 1815-17; member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1802;U.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1803-08; resigned 1808;U.S.Secretary of State, 1817-25;Presidentof the United States, 1825-29;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1831-48 (11th District1831-33, 12th District 1833-43, 8th District 1843-48); died in office1848; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1834.Unitarian.Englishancestry. Member,AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences.Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1905.Suffered astrokewhile speaking on the floor of the U.S.House ofRepresentatives, February 21, 1848, and died two days later inthe Speaker'soffice,U.S.CapitolBuilding,Washington,D.C.,February23, 1848 (age80 years, 227days).Original interment atHancockCemetery, Quincy, Mass.; reinterment atUnitedFirst Parish Church, Quincy, Mass.; cenotaph atCongressionalCemetery, Washington, D.C.| | Relatives: SonofJohn Adams andAbigailAdams; brother of Abigail Amelia Adams (who marriedWilliamStephens Smith); married,July 26,1797, toLouisaCatherine Johnson (daughter ofJoshuaJohnson; sister-in-law ofJohnPope; niece ofThomasJohnson); father ofGeorgeWashington Adams andCharlesFrancis Adams (1807-1886); grandfather ofJohn Quincy Adams (1833-1894) andBrooksAdams; great-grandfather ofCharlesFrancis Adams (1866-1954); second great-grandfather ofThomasBoylston Adams; first cousin ofWilliamCranch; second cousin once removed ofSamuelAdams; second cousin twice removed ofEdwardM. Chapin; second cousin thrice removed ofArthurChapin; second cousin five times removed ofDenwoodLynn Chapin; third cousin ofJosephAllen; third cousin once removed ofSamuelSewall,JosiahQuincy,ThomasCogswell (1799-1868) andJohnMilton Thayer; third cousin twice removed ofWilliamVincent Wells; third cousin thrice removed ofLymanKidder Bass,DanielT. Hayden,ArthurLaban Bates andAlmurStiles Whiting; fourth cousin ofJeremiahMason,JosiahQuincy Jr.,GeorgeBailey Loring andThomasCogswell (1841-1904); fourth cousin once removed ofAsahelOtis,ErastusFairbanks,CharlesStetson,HenryBrewster Stanton,CharlesAdams Jr.,IsaiahStetson,JoshuaPerkins,EliThayer,BaileyFrye Adams andSamuelMiller Quincy. | | | | Political families:Adams#1 family of Boston, Massachusetts;Adams#2 family of Boston and Quincy, Massachusetts (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:JohnSmith —ThurlowWeed | | | | Adams counties inIll. andInd. arenamed for him. | | | | MountQuincy Adams, in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim. —MountQuincy Adams, on the border betweenBritishColumbia, Canada, andHoonah-AngoonCensus Area, Alaska, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:J.Q. A. Vale—JohnQ. A. Brackett—JohnQ. A. Shelden—J.Q. A. Reber | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —U.S.State Dept career summary —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about John Quincy Adams: Paul C.Nagel,JohnQuincy Adams : A Public Life, a Private Life — LynnHudson Parsons,JohnQuincy Adams — Robert V. Remini,JohnQuincy Adams — Joseph Wheelan,Mr.Adams's Last Crusade: John Quincy Adams's ExtraordinaryPost-Presidential Life in Congress — John F. Kennedy,Profilesin Courage — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Image source: Portrait & BiographicalAlbum of Washtenaw County (1891) |
| | Adams, John Quincy(1833-1894) —of Quincy,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,September22, 1833.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1866, 1869; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1867, 1868, 1869, 1870, 1871, 1879; Straight OutDemocratic candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1872; candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1873.Died in Quincy,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,August14, 1894 (age60 years, 326days).Interment atMt.Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, Mass.| | Relatives: SonofCharlesFrancis Adams (1807-1886) and Abigail Brown (Brooks) Adams;brother ofBrooksAdams; married,April29, 1861, to Fanny Cadwalader Crowninshield (granddaughter ofBenjaminWilliams Crowninshield); father ofCharlesFrancis Adams (1866-1954); nephew ofGeorgeWashington Adams; grandson ofJohn QuincyAdams (1767-1848) andLouisaAdams; grandnephew ofBenjaminGorham; granduncle ofThomasBoylston Adams; great-grandson ofJohnAdams,NathanielGorham,JoshuaJohnson andAbigailAdams; great-grandnephew ofThomasJohnson; first cousin ofWilliamEverett; first cousin twice removed ofWilliamCranch,LeverettSaltonstall andRichardSaltonstall; first cousin thrice removed ofWilliamLawrence Saltonstall; second cousin once removed ofBradleyTyler Johnson; second cousin thrice removed ofSamuelAdams; third cousin twice removed ofJosephAllen; third cousin thrice removed ofSamuelSewall,JosiahQuincy andThomasCogswell; fourth cousin ofEdwardM. Chapin; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnMilton Thayer andArthurChapin. | | | | Political families:Adams#1 family of Boston, Massachusetts;Appleton#1 family of Boston, Massachusetts;Adams#2 family of Boston and Quincy, Massachusetts (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Adams, John Quincy(1837-1913) —also known asJohn Q. Adams — of Negaunee,MarquetteCounty, Mich.Born in Cornwall,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.,November2, 1837.Republican.Lawyer;insurancebusiness;MarquetteCounty Prosecuting Attorney; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Marquette County, 1883-84;delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1892.Member,Freemasons;Shriners;KnightsTemplar.DiedFebruary25, 1913 (age75 years, 115days).Interment atNegauneeCemetery, Negaunee, Mich.| | Relatives: Sonof Samuel Adams and Lorilla (Hurlburt) Adams. |
| | Adams, John Quincy(1848-1911) —of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Lancaster,CoosCounty, N.H.,October26, 1848.Democrat.Real estatebusiness; raised money to save "The Old Flag House", where BetsyRoss is reputed to have sewed the first American flag; candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 14th District, 1896.Methodist.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution.Died, ofBright'sdisease, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January14, 1911 (age62 years, 80days).Interment atGreen-WoodCemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y. | | Adams, John Quincy (b.1858) —of Toledo,LucasCounty, Ohio.Born in Prairie Depot,WoodCounty, Ohio,December20, 1858.Democrat.Lawyer;Democratic candidate for judge, 1898.Member,ModernWoodmen of America.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof John M. Adams and Susannah S. (Lesher) Adams; married,December1, 1907, to Ruth Thrift. |
| | Adams, John Quincy — of Amesbury,EssexCounty, Mass.Socialist. Candidate forLieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1903; candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1904.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John Quincy — ofBuchananCounty, Mo.Republican. Candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from Buchanan County 2nd District,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John Quincy (b.1900) —also known asJohn Q. Adams — of Harlingen,CameronCounty, Tex.Born in Muskogee,MuskogeeCounty, Okla.,June 7,1900.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,1944(alternate),1948(alternate),1952,1956.Episcopalian.Member,PhiDelta Theta;Lions;Freemasons.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John R. — of Takoma Park,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Mayorof Takoma Park, Md., 1936-40.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John R. — ofKentCounty, Mich.Democrat. Democratic candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives, 1966 (90th District), 1968 (90thDistrict), 1970 (90th District), 1974 (primary, 92nd District).Still living as of 1974. | | Adams, John Richard(1895-1975) —also known asJack R. Adams — of Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.Born in Wheeling,OhioCounty, W.Va.,August10, 1895.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1935-36,1941-42, 1955-56, 1965-66; resigned 1936; defeated, 1942, 1956, 1960,1966; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate forWestVirginia state senate 1st District, 1946;mayorof Wheeling, W.Va., 1955-59.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons;FarmBureau;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died in November,1975(age80years, 0 days).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Wheeling, W.Va.| | Relatives: Sonof Effie Russell (Updegraff) Adams and Archibald Lynn 'Archie' Adams;married,April18, 1928, to Helen McCoid; married to FrancesGrant. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Adams, John Robert(1868-1940) —also known asJohn R. Adams — of Port Arthur,JeffersonCounty, Tex.Born in Jasper,JasperCounty, Tex.,October13, 1868.Shipchandler;Vice-Consulfor Uruguay inPortArthur & Sabine Pass, Tex., 1902-07;HonoraryVice-Consul for Norway inPortArthur, Tex., 1935.Died, from acerebralhemorrhage, in Port Arthur,JeffersonCounty, Tex.,September15, 1940 (age71 years, 338days).Interment atJasper City Cemetery, Jasper, Tex.| | Relatives: Sonof William Jason Brinson Adams and Matilda P. (Scurlock) Adams;married to Sadie Henderson. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Adams, John S. — of Easton,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate senate 10th District, 1871.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John S. — of Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.Republican. Postmaster atJacksonville,Fla., 1874-76.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John S. — ofCumberlandCounty, Va.Member ofVirginiastate house of delegates from Cumberland County, 1877-79.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John T. — of Norwich,New LondonCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate senate 8th District, 1864.Burial location unknown.  | Adams, John Taylor(1862-1939) —also known asJohn T. Adams — of Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa.Born in Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa,December22, 1862.Republican. Door and sash manufacturer; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Iowa, 1912-24;Chairmanof Republican National Committee, 1921-24;Vice-Chairof Republican National Committee, 1917-21; member, ArrangementsCommittee (1920),speaker (1924),, Republican National Convention.Died, following aheartattack, in Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa,October28, 1939 (age76 years, 310days).Interment atLinwoodCemetery, Dubuque, Iowa. | | Adams, John Taylor(1873-1942) —also known asJohn T. Adams — ofDenver,Colo.Born in LaPorte,LaPorteCounty, Ind.,December25, 1873.Republican.Lawyer;justice ofColorado state supreme court, 1925-35;chiefjustice of Colorado Supreme Court, 1931-35.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;PhiAlpha Delta;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;OddFellows.Died in1942(ageabout68 years).Interment atFairmountCemetery, Denver, Colo. | | Adams, John W. — ofBaltimore,Md.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMaryland,1888.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John W. — of Kalamazoo,KalamazooCounty, Mich.Circuitjudge in Michigan 9th Circuit, 1900-08; resigned 1908.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John W. — Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1916.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, John William — Socialist. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 36th District, 1926.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Jonathan — of Cleveland,WhiteCounty, Ga.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1996.Still living as of 1996. | | Adams, Joseph — of Killingly,WindhamCounty, Conn.Postmaster atKillingly,Conn., 1812-31.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Joseph — of Rochester,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1916,1928(alternate).Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Joseph — of Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNebraska,1992.Still living as of 1992. | | Adams, Joseph — also known asJoe Adams — of University City,St. LouisCounty, Mo.Mayorof University City, Mo.; elected 2006.Still living as of 2006. | | Adams, Joseph B. — of Portsmouth,RockinghamCounty, N.H.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from NewHampshire,1864.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Joseph E. — of Jennings,St. LouisCounty, Mo.Democrat. Candidate forMissouristate house of representatives from St. Louis County 1stDistrict, 1946.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Joseph E. — of Bowling Green,CarolineCounty, Va.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1968.Still living as of 1968. | | Adams, Joseph H. — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Republican. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 21st District, 1900-02;defeated, 1902, 1903.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Joseph Henry(c.1859-1924) —also known asJoseph H. Adams — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born inWashington,D.C., about 1859.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 21st District, 1904.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe Revolution.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August19, 1924 (ageabout 65years).Intermentsomewherein Washington, D.C. | | Adams, Joseph M. — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1904.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Joseph P. — ofBurlingtonCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Burlington County, 1874.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Joseph W. — ofTiogaCounty, N.Y.Socialist. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Tioga County, 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Josiah — ofJohnstonCounty, N.C.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Johnston County, 1832.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Josiah G. — of Wethersfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.Firstselectman of Wethersfield, Connecticut, 1888, 1896-97.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Julius J. — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew York,1956,1960.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
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