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| |  Adams, Karen — of Lake Odessa,IoniaCounty, Mich.U.S. Taxpayers candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 2004; U.S. Taxpayers candidate forMichiganstate board of education, 2012.Female.Still living as of 2012. | | Adams, Kathleen — of Reston,FairfaxCounty, Va.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,1996.Female.Still living as of 1996. | | Adams, Kelly — of Clinton,LaurensCounty, S.C.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from SouthCarolina,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Adams, Ken — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Florida 14th District, 1988.Still living as of 1988. | | Adams, Ken — Green. Candidate forU.S.Representative from California 5th District, 2000.Still living as of 2000. | | Adams, Kenneth H. — of North Baltimore,WoodCounty, Ohio.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,1952(alternate),1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Kenneth W., Jr. — Green. Pacific Green candidate for Presidential Elector for Oregon,2020(on behalf ofHowieHawkins andAngelaWalker).Still living as of 2020. | | Adams, Kent — Republican. Candidate forTexasstate house of representatives 21st District, 1992, 1998.Still living as of 1998. | | Adams, Kinchen Q. — ofJohnstonCounty, N.C.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Johnston County, 1825-27.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Kirk (born c.1973) — of Mesa,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born about 1973. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona,2004,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Adams, L. E. (1913-1980) — also known asBarney Adams — of Norfolk,MadisonCounty, Neb.Born in Grinnell,PoweshiekCounty, Iowa,September21, 1913.President, NationalFoods, Inc.;director, MidwesternBeef, Inc.;director, Prairie MaidMeatProducts; director, Platte ValleyPacking Co.;member ofNebraskarailway commission 3rd District, 1970-71; appointed 1970.Member,Freemasons;Shriners.Died in August,1980(age66years, 0 days).Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Larry — of Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1968.Still living as of 1968. | | Adams, Larry — of Logan,PhillipsCounty, Kan.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromKansas,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Adams, Leo G. — Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 44-B, 1975-80.Still living as of 1980. | | Adams, Levi (1762-1831) — of New York. Born in Simsbury,HartfordCounty, Conn.,December30, 1762.Member ofNew Yorkstate senate Eastern District, 1818-22.Died in Martinsburg,LewisCounty, N.Y.,June 18,1831 (age68 years, 170days).Interment atEastRoad Cemetery, Lowville, N.Y. | | Adams, Lisbeth M. — Green. Green candidate for Presidential Elector for Florida,2020(on behalf ofHowieHawkins andAngelaWalker).Female.Still living as of 2020. | | Adams, Llewelyn Sherman(1899-1986) —also known asSherman Adams;"The Abominable NoMan";"The Great Stone Face" —of Lincoln,GraftonCounty, N.H.Born in East Dover, Dover,WindhamCounty, Vt.,January8, 1899.Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I;lumberman;member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1941-44;Speaker ofthe New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1943-44;delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire,1944,1952;speaker,1952,1956;U.S.Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1945-47;delegateto New Hampshire state constitutional convention from Lincoln,1948;Governor ofNew Hampshire, 1949-53; defeated, 1946; assistant to PresidentDwightD. Eisenhower, 1953-58;forced toresign in 1958 following disclosure that he hadacceptedgifts, including avicunacoat, from a Boston businessman seeking preferred treatment fromfederal agencies.Episcopalian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;Shriners;SigmaAlpha Epsilon;AmericanLegion;Forty andEight;Grange;Elks;Societyof Colonial Wars;Foresters.Died in Hanover,GraftonCounty, N.H.,October27, 1986 (age87 years, 292days).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Lincoln, N.H. | | Adams,LloydSeeW.Lloyd Adams | | Adams, Louis W. — of Columbus,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromOhio,1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Louisa (1775-1852) — also known asLouisa Catherine Johnson — Born in London,England,February12, 1775.FirstLady of the United States, 1825-29.Female.Died inWashington,D.C.,May 15,1852 (age77 years, 93days).Entombed atUnitedFirst Parish Church, Quincy, Mass. | | Adams, Louretta — of California. Communist. Candidate forU.S.Representative from California 10th District, 1940.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Luther — of Halifax,WindhamCounty, Vt.Member ofVermontstate house of representatives from Halifax, 1888.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Luther C. — of Aurora,LawrenceCounty, Mo.Postmaster atAurora,Mo., 1895.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Luther W. — of Wethersfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1894.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Lyell Thompson(1837-1892) —also known asLyell T. Adams — of New York. Born in Monticello,SullivanCounty, N.Y.,December26, 1837.Republican.Minister;U.S. Consul inMalta, 1875-76;Geneva, 1879-84;Horgen, 1889-91.Presbyterian.Bequeathed $4,000 to Yale University. Died in Horgen,Switzerland,May24, 1892 (age54 years, 150days).Interment atWiltwyckCemetery, Kingston, N.Y. | | Adams, Lytle S. — also known asDick Adams — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Democrat. Member ofArizonastate house of representatives, 1951-54, 1957-58.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Mabel H. — of Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1952.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams,MaitlandSeeAureliusMaitland Adams | | Adams, Margaret — of Petoskey,EmmetCounty, Mich.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1964.Female.Still living as of 1964. | | Adams, Margaret H. — of Bedminster,BucksCounty, Pa.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1972.Female.Still living as of 1972. | | Adams, Marjorie — of Dublin,LaurensCounty, Ga.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia,2004.Female.Still living as of 2004. | | Adams,MarvinSeeJ.Marvin Adams | | Adams, MarySeeWillianaJones Burroughs | | Adams, Mary H. — of Bennington,BenningtonCounty, Vt.Republican. Republican Presidential Elector for Vermont,1925(voted forCalvinCoolidge andCharlesG. Dawes).Female.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Mary L. — of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromSouth Carolina,1948.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, MatSeeH.Mat Adams | | Adams, Mathew — Libertarian. Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forMississippi,2024(on behalf ofChaseR. Oliver andMichaelter Maat).Still living as of 2024. | | Adams, Matthew — of Winchester,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Winchester, 1821-22, 1825,1831.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Maurice — ofKentCounty, Del.Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives 29th District, 1965-66.Still living as of 1966. | | Adams, Maxwell W. — of Dannebrog,HowardCounty, Neb.Member ofNebraskastate house of representatives, 1925-29.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Meghann — of Daly City,San MateoCounty, Calif.Peace and Freedom candidate for Presidential Elector for California,2016(on behalf ofGloriaE. La Riva andDennisBanks); Peace and Freedom candidate for Presidential Elector forCalifornia,2020(on behalf ofGloriaE. La Riva andSunilFreeman).Female.Still living as of 2020.  | Adams, Melvin Ohio(1850-1920) —also known asMelvin O. Adams — of Ashburnham,WorcesterCounty, Mass.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Ashburnham,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,November7, 1850.Republican.Lawyer;took part in the legal defense of Lizzie Borden, charged in 1892-93with the murder of her parents in Fall River, Mass.; president,Boston, Revere Beach & LynnRailroad;vice-president, LibertyTrust Co.;trustee, Dartmouth College;U.S.Attorney for Massachusetts, 1905-06.DiedAugust9, 1920 (age69 years, 276days).Interment atMeetinghouseHill Cemetery, Ashburnham, Mass.| |  Relatives: Sonof Joseph Adams and Dolly Winship (Whitney) Adams; married,January20, 1874, to Mary Colony. | | | | Image source: Bench and Bar of theCommonwealth of Massachusetts (1895) |
| | Adams, Michael Williams — Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for California,2012(voted forBarackObama andJosephR. Biden, Jr.).Still living as of 2012. | | Adams, Miles Daniel — of Marysville,SnohomishCounty, Wash.Constitution candidate for Presidential Elector for Washington,2016(on behalf ofDarrellL. Castle andScottBradley).Still living as of 2016. | | Adams, Milward(1857-1923) —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Lexington,FayetteCounty, Ky.,January6, 1857.Theatermanager;Consulfor Siam inChicago,Ill., 1906-21.Died in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,June 18,1923 (age66 years, 163days).Entombed atRosehillCemetery, Chicago, Ill. | | Adams, Monroe — of North Carolina. Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Morris — of Starkville,OktibbehaCounty, Miss.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMississippi,1960.Still living as of 1960. | | Adams, N. A. — of Manhattan,RileyCounty, Kan.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,1868(member,CredentialsCommittee),1880(alternate).Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Nancy — of Coconut Grove, Miami, Dade County (nowMiami-DadeCounty), Fla.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromFlorida,1968.Female.Still living as of 1968. | | Adams, NedSeeEdwardClarkson Leverette Adams | | Adams, Nehemiah T. — of Griswold,New LondonCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate senate 8th District, 1863.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Newell B. — of Wethersfield,HartfordCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1904.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Nichole — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah,2004.Female.Still living as of 2004. | | Adams, Norman — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Adams, Norman Whittlesey(1894-1968) —also known asNorman W. Adams — of Warren,TrumbullCounty, Ohio.Born in Warren,TrumbullCounty, Ohio,February2, 1894.Republican. President and owner, AdamsInsuranceAgency; director, Electric CityRealty;director, YoungstownFoundry andMachine Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Ohio,1940;candidate forU.S.Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1946.Presbyterian.Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;DeltaUpsilon;Freemasons;Elks;Rotary.Died in November,1968(age74years, 0 days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Fred W. Adams and Olive M. (Palmiter) Adams; married,December16, 1931, to Harriett M. Rex. |
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