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| |  Adams, O. D. — of Oregon. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromOregon,1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, O. Webster, Jr. — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromUtah,1960.Still living as of 1960. | | Adams, Oliver — ofMacombCounty, Mich.Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Macomb County 2nd District,1853-54.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Oliver Holt(1860-1946) —also known asOliver H. Adams — of Mt. Pleasant,IsabellaCounty, Mich.Born in Coe Township,IsabellaCounty, Mich.,April28, 1860.Republican.Farmer;lumberbusiness;banker;IsabellaCounty Treasurer, 1901-02; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Isabella County, 1905-08.Died in1946(ageabout86 years).Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Omar — of Brooklyn Center,HennepinCounty, Minn.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Adams, Orly Edwin(1859-1937) —also known asOrly E. Adams — of Brazil,ClayCounty, Ind.Born in1859.Republican. Postmaster atBrazil,Ind., 1910-14.Died in1937(ageabout78 years).Interment atRoselawnMemorial Park, Terre Haute, Ind. | | Adams, Oscar — ofGeneseeCounty, Mich.Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Genesee County 2nd District,1871-72.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Oscar — of Cheboygan,CheboyganCounty, Mich.Circuitjudge in Michigan 33rd Circuit, 1894-99.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Oscar William, Jr.(1925-1997) —also known asOscar W. Adams — of Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.Born in Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,February7, 1925.Lawyer;associatejustice of Alabama state supreme court, 1980-93.AfricanMethodist Episcopal.Africanancestry. Member,NationalBar Association;AmericanJudicature Society;OmegaPsi Phi;NAACP.FirstAfrican-American ever elected to statewide office in Alabama.Died of aninfectionrelated tocancer,in BaptistMedicalCenter-Montclair, Birmingham,JeffersonCounty, Ala.,February15, 1997 (age72 years, 8days).Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Owen J. — ofUpsonCounty, Ga.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives from Upson County, 1951-54.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, P. E. — of White River Junction, Hartford,WindsorCounty, Vt.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, PamSeePamela Adams | | Adams, Pamela — also known asPam Adams — Libertarian. Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector for NorthCarolina,2012(on behalf ofGaryE. Johnson andJamesP. Gray); Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forNorth Carolina,2020(on behalf ofJoJorgensen andJeremyCohen).Female.Still living as of 2020. | | Adams, Parmenio(1776-1832) —of New York. Born in Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.,September9, 1776.Major in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;GeneseeCounty Sheriff, 1818-21;U.S.Representative from New York 29th District, 1824-27.Died in Alexander,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.,February19, 1832 (age55 years, 163days).Interment atForestHill Cemetery, Attica, N.Y.| |  Relatives: Sonof Parmenio Adams (1747-1809) and Chloe (Nearing) Adams; married,October23, 1795, to Eleanor Wells; first cousin once removed ofHezekiahCase; first cousin thrice removed ofJosephWells Holcomb; first cousin four times removed ofEdmondAlfred Holcomb; second cousin once removed ofAbielCase,AsahelPierson Case andHiramBidwell Case; second cousin twice removed ofNoahPhelps,NelsonPlatt Wheeler,WilliamEgbert Wheeler andWilliamLucius Case; second cousin thrice removed ofAlexanderRoyal Wheeler andLeonardLeach Case; third cousin ofAlmonCase; third cousin once removed ofAugustusPettibone,AugustusSeymour Porter (1769-1849),PeterBuell Porter,ElishaPhelps,RufusPettibone,AmosPettibone,AnsonLevi Holcomb,WilliamGleason Jr.,SelahMerrill andAllenJacob Holcomb; third cousin twice removed ofPierpontEdwards,CharlesOgden Tappan andLafayetteBlanchard Gleason; third cousin thrice removed ofOliverEllsworth; fourth cousin ofWilliamAugustus Bird,AbijahBlodget,AugustusSeymour Porter (1798-1872),JairusCase,PeterBuell Porter Jr.,NormanA. Phelps,OliverDwight Filley,WilliamDean Kellogg,JohnSmith Phelps,PeterAugustus Porter (1827-1864),AugustusHerman Pettibone andEdwinCarpenter Pinney; fourth cousin once removed ofJohnDavenport,AaronBurr,JamesDavenport,TheodoreDwight,GaylordGriswold,BenjaminTrumbull,HenryWaggaman Edwards,OliverOwen Forward,LancelotPhelps,WalterForward,ChaunceyForward,CharlesCreighton Stratton,HarrisonBlodget,JohnLeake Newbold Stratton,TimothyE. Griswold,WilliamWalter Phelps,AlvarusPayson Adams,PeterAugustus Porter (1853-1925),JamesLevi Hotchkiss,PhineasOrange Small andClaudeCarpenter Pinney. | | | | Political family:FourThousand Related Politicians.. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail |
| | Adams, Patrick J. — of Saybrook,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Saybrook, 1918.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Paul L.(1915-1984) —of North Chili,MonroeCounty, N.Y.BornMarch15, 1915.Conservative. Candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1966, 1970;president,Roberts Wesleyan College, 1974-81.DiedJuly 28,1984 (age69 years, 135days).Burial location unknown.  | Adams, Paul Lincoln(1908-1990) —also known asPaul L. Adams — of Sault Ste. Marie,ChippewaCounty, Mich.; East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.; Bath Township,ClintonCounty, Mich.Born in Sault Ste. Marie,ChippewaCounty, Mich.,April 9,1908.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., 1938-42; candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 11th District, 1942; member ofUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1956-57; resigned 1957;Michiganstate attorney general, 1958-61; appointed 1958; resigned 1961;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1960;justiceof Michigan state supreme court, 1962, 1964-72; appointed 1962;defeated, 1962.Episcopalian.Member,Elks;PhiEta Sigma;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.,November23, 1990 (age82 years, 228days).Burial location unknown. | | | Adams,PaysonSeeAlvarusPayson Adams | | Adams, Percy D. — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 13th District, 1890.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Percy D. — of Greenwich,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Republican. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Greenwich, 1910.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Peter C. — of New York. Member ofNew Yorkstate senate Middle District, 1805-09.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, PeterChardon BrooksSeeBrooksAdams | | Adams, Peter I. — of Stockbridge,BerkshireCounty, Mass.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives Sixth Berkshire District, 1917-18.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Peter R. — ofLenaweeCounty, Mich.Delegateto Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Peter R. — ofWyandotteCounty, Kan.Democrat. Candidate forKansasstate senate 4th District, 2000.Still living as of 2000. | | Adams, Philip (1881-1956) — ofWashington,D.C.; Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu,HonoluluCounty, Hawaii,June 26,1881.Republican.Collegeteacher;portraitandlandscapepainter; U.S. Consul inParis, 1922-24;Malta, 1924-26;Campbellton, 1928-29;Sarnia, 1929-32;Saint John, 1932;London, 1938.Unitarian.Died inVolusiaCounty, Fla., March,1956(age74years, 0 days).Interment atEdgewater New Smyrna Cemetery, Edgewater, Fla. | | Adams, PinckneyH.SeeJ.Pinckney H. Adams | | Adams, Platt — of Durham,GreeneCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Greene County, 1820-21, 1839; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 10th District, 1848-49.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Platt — of East Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.Republican. Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1923; delegateto Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1940.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, R. Edwin — Libertarian. Libertarian candidate for Presidential Elector forTexas,2020(on behalf ofJoJorgensen andJeremyCohen).Still living as of 2020. | | Adams, R. F. — of Hartville,WrightCounty, Mo.Democrat.Chair ofWright County Democratic Party, 1903.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, R. Tiny — Democrat. Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Indiana,2000(on behalf ofAlGore andJosephI. Lieberman).Still living as of 2000. | | Adams, RaySeeWalterRay Adams | | Adams, Rebecca — of Middlefield,MiddlesexCounty, Conn.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,2008.Female.Still living as of 2008. | | Adams, Richard, Sr. — ofRichmond,Va.Mayorof Richmond, Va., 1787-88.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Richard Easton(1833-1913) —also known asRichard E. Adams — Born in Georgia,November19, 1833.Member ofGeorgiastate house of representatives, 1886-87.DiedAugust21, 1913 (age79 years, 275days).Interment atElmhurstCemetery, Elberton, Ga. | | Adams, Richard F. — of Illinois. Member ofIllinoisstate senate 5th District, 1861-63.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Richard L. — of Laureldale,BerksCounty, Pa.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Berks County 4th District;elected 1960; defeated, 1964.Still living as of 1964. | | Adams, Richard L. — of Snohomish,SnohomishCounty, Wash.Justice candidate for Presidential Elector for Washington,2012(on behalf ofRossC. Anderson andLuisJ. Rodriguez).Still living as of 2012. | | Adams, Rob — of Sedona,CoconinoCounty, Ariz.Mayorof Sedona, Ariz., 2013.Still living as of 2014. | | Adams, Robert — of Waynesburg,GreeneCounty, Pa.Whig. Postmaster atWaynesburg,Pa., 1841-43.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Robert, Jr.(1849-1906) —also known asBertie Adams — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,February26, 1849.Republican. Member ofPennsylvaniastate senate 6th District, 1883-86; U.S. Minister toBrazil, 1889-90;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 2nd District, 1893-1906; died inoffice 1906; drafted and introduced the declaration of war againstSpain, 1898.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Sons ofthe Revolution;Sons ofthe War of 1812;Societyof Colonial Wars.Despondent over heavy losses in stock speculation and the prospect ofdefeat at the polls, hekilledhimself bypistolshot, in his rooms at the Metropolitan Club, and died soon afterin EmergencyHospital,Washington,D.C.,June 1,1906 (age57 years, 95days).Interment atLaurelHill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa. | | Adams, Robert (b. 1915) — also known asBob Adams — of Cheyenne,LaramieCounty, Wyo.Born in Salem,SalemCounty, N.J.,June 17,1915.Democrat.Insurancebusiness; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromWyoming,1952;member ofWyomingstate house of representatives from Laramie County, 1957, 1965;member ofWyomingstate senate, 1967.Presbyterian.Member,Elks.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Robert, (VI) (b.1963) —of Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.Born, in ahospitalat Columbia,RichlandCounty, S.C.,July 3,1963.Lobbyist;campaign manager for U.S. Sen.StromThurmond, 1990, and Gov.DavidBeasley, 1994; candidate forSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1996.Episcopalian.Still living as of 2004. | | Adams, Robert H. — ofBuchananCounty, Mo.Republican. Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Buchanan County 3rd District,1929-30.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Robert Huntington(1792-1830) —also known asRobert H. Adams — of Natchez,AdamsCounty, Miss.Born inRockbridgeCounty, Va.,1792.Lawyer;member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1828;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1830; died in office 1830.Died in Natchez,AdamsCounty, Miss.,July 2,1830 (ageabout 38years).Interment atNatchezCity Cemetery, Natchez, Miss. | | Adams, Robert L. — of Meridian,AdaCounty, Idaho.Candidate formayorof Meridian, Idaho, 1941.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Robert L. — also known asBob Adams — of Casper,NatronaCounty, Wyo.Democrat. Member ofWyomingstate house of representatives from Natrona County, 1965.Still living as of 1965.  | Adams, Robert Loweree(1895-1964) —also known asRobert L. Adams — of Somerville,SomersetCounty, N.J.Born in Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.,April11, 1895.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served inthe U.S. Army during World War I;accountant;coalandfeeddealer;mayorof Somerville, N.J., 1931;SomersetCounty Sheriff, 1933;SomersetCounty Freeholder, 1937-60;chair ofSomerset County Republican Party, 1945; candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1949.ChristianReformed. Member,Veterans ofForeign Wars;AmericanLegion;DisabledAmerican Veterans;ExchangeClub.Died, in the Veterans AdministrationHospital,East Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.,January16, 1964 (age68 years, 280days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Frederick Coe Adams and Julia (Vroom) Adams; married to DorothyConklin. | | | | Image source: The Daily Home News (NewBrunswick, N.J.), January 4, 1949 |
| | | Adams, Robert McCormick (b.1890) —of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Webster Groves,St. LouisCounty, Mo.,June 17,1890.Republican.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from Illinois,1924(alternate),1940,1944(alternate),1948(alternate); candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois at-large, 1936.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanLegion;PhiDelta Phi;MilitaryOrder of the World Wars.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Robert McCormick Adams and Virginia (Claiborne) Adams; married,May3, 1924, to Janet Lawrence. |
| | Adams, Robert N. (b.1844) —ofChippewaCounty, Mich.Born in1844.Republican. Member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Chippewa County, 1903-06.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Robert T. — of Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Candidate formayor ofDallas, Tex., 1898.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Robley D. — of Illinois. Member ofIllinoisstate senate 44th District, 1885-89.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Roger B. — of Jaffrey,CheshireCounty, N.H.Republican. Candidate forNewHampshire state house of representatives from Jaffrey, 1938.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Ron — Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromKansas,2012.Still living as of 2012. | | Adams, Ronald R. — of Brunswick,GlynnCounty, Ga.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromGeorgia,1968.Still living as of 1968. | | Adams, Roswell — of Lisbon,New LondonCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Lisbon, 1828.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Roy L. O. — of Compton,LosAngeles County, Calif.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromCalifornia,1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Roy W. — of Vancouver,ClarkCounty, Wash.Mayorof Vancouver, Wash., 1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Rufus — of Canterbury,WindhamCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Canterbury, 1820, 1827.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Rufus — of Layton,DavisCounty, Utah.Republican. Postmaster atLayton,Utah, 1898-1915.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Rufus D. — of Salem,EssexCounty, Mass.Mayorof Salem, Mass., 1911-12.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, RussU.SeeRussell U. Adams | | Adams, Russell H. — of Clairton,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1932.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Russell U.(1888-1957) —also known asRuss U. Adams — of Sistersville,TylerCounty, W.Va.Born in1888.Democrat. Candidate forWestVirginia state senate 2nd District, 1946;chair ofTyler County Democratic Party, 1949-55.Died in1957(ageabout69 years).Interment atGreenwoodCemetery, Sistersville, W.Va. | | Adams, Ruth — of McPherson,McPhersonCounty, Kan.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas,1984.Female.Still living as of 1984. | | Adams, Ruthie M. — of Holly Springs,MarshallCounty, Miss.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMississippi,1980.Female.Still living as of 1980.
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