ADAMS(SoundexA352)—See alsoADAM,ADAMES,ADAMS-MEDINA,ADAMSEN,ADAMSKE,ADAMSKI,ADAMSON,ADDAMS,ADDOMS,DAMAS,LAWSON-ADAMS,MASSAD,MCADAMS,REEDER-ADAMS.
| |  Adams, S. C. — of Newfield,YorkCounty, Maine.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Maine,1856.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, S. Cary — ofErieCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Erie County 4th District, 1857.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Salisbury — Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 1963-76 (District 31 1963-66,District 33-B 1967-72, District 42-B 1973-76).Still living as of 1976. | | Adams, Sallie J. — of Ava,DouglasCounty, Mo.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,1924(member,Committeeon Permanent Organization),1928(alternate).Female.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Sam — of Portland,MultnomahCounty, Ore.Mayorof Portland, Ore., 2009-12.Still living as of 2012. | | Adams, Samuel (1722-1803) — also known as"The Tribune of the People";"The Cromwell of New England";"Determinatus";"The Psalm Singer";"Amendment Monger";"AmericanCato";"Samuel the Publican" —of Massachusetts. Born in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass., September 16, 1722 o.s. (September27, 1722).Delegateto Continental Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-81;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1779, 1788;member ofMassachusettsstate senate, 1781; candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1788;LieutenantGovernor of Massachusetts, 1789-94;Governor ofMassachusetts, 1793-97; received 15 electoral votes,1796.Congregationalist.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October2, 1803 (age81 years, 5days).Interment atOldGranary Burying Ground, Boston, Mass.; memorial monument atConstitution Gardens, Washington, D.C.| |  Relatives: Sonof Samuel Adams and Mary (Fifield) Adams; married1749 toElizabeth Checkley; married1764 toElizabeth Wells; uncle ofJosephAllen; granduncle ofCharlesAllen; great-grandfather of Elizabeth Wells Randall (who marriedAlfredCumming) andWilliamVincent Wells; second cousin ofJohnAdams; second cousin once removed ofJohnQuincy Adams (1767-1848); second cousin twice removed ofGeorgeWashington Adams,CharlesFrancis Adams (1807-1886) andJohnMilton Thayer; second cousin thrice removed ofEdwardM. Chapin,JohnQuincy Adams (1833-1894) andBrooksAdams; second cousin four times removed ofLymanKidder Bass,DanielT. Hayden,ArthurChapin,ArthurLaban Bates,CharlesFrancis Adams (1866-1954) andAlmurStiles Whiting; second cousin five times removed ofCharlesGrenfill Washburn,LymanMetcalfe Bass,EmersonRichard Boyles andThomas BoylstonAdams; third cousin ofSamuelHuntington; third cousin once removed ofSamuelH. Huntington andCalebCushing; third cousin twice removed ofWillardJ. Chapin,ErastusFairbanks,NathanielHuntington,JamesHuntington,JosephLyman Huntington,ElishaMills Huntington,CharlesAdams Jr.,JamesBrooks andBaileyFrye Adams; third cousin thrice removed ofAlphonsoTaft,BenjaminW. Waite,GeorgeOtis Fairbanks,AustinWells Holden,HoraceFairbanks,EbenezerOliver Grosvenor,FranklinFairbanks,CollinsDwight Huntington,JonahFitz Randolph Leonard,GeorgeMilo Huntington,EdgarWeeks andArthurNewton Holden; third cousin four times removed ofJohnQuincy Adams (1848-1911). | | | | Political families:Adams#1 family of Boston, Massachusetts;Adams#2 family of Boston and Quincy, Massachusetts (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | ThetownofAdams,Massachusetts, isnamed forhim. —MountSam Adams, in the White Mountains,CoosCounty, New Hampshire, isnamed forhim. — The World War IILibertyshipSS Samuel Adams (built 1941 atTerminalIsland, Los Angeles, California; scrapped 1966) wasnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —NationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Samuel Adams: Donald BarrChidsey,TheWorld of Samuel Adams |
| | Adams, Samuel — of Portsmouth,RockinghamCounty, N.H.U.S.Surveyor of Customs at Portsmouth, N.H., New Hampshire, 1802.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Samuel (1805-1850) — of Arkansas. Born inHalifaxCounty, Va.,June 5,1805.Member ofArkansasstate house of representatives, 1836; member ofArkansasstate senate, 1840-44;Governor ofArkansas, 1844;Arkansasstate treasurer, 1845-49.Died inSalineCounty, Ark.,February27, 1850 (age44 years, 267days).Interment atMt.Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Ark. | | Adams, Samuel — Whig. Whig Presidential Elector for Vermont,1852(voted forWinfieldScott andWilliamA. Graham).Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Samuel — Socialist. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 42nd District, 1916.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Samuel Barnard(1853-1938) —also known asSamuel B. Adams — of Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.Born in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,September8, 1853.Democrat.Lawyer;director, Citizens and Southern NationalBank;director, BibbManufacturingCompany; director, SouthwesternRailroad;justiceof Georgia state supreme court, 1902.Member,PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Savannah,ChathamCounty, Ga.,March20, 1938 (age84 years, 193days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof William B. Adams and Laleah (Pratt) Adams; married,December19, 1877, to Annie Wynn. |
| | Adams, Samuel Boyd(1882-1938) —of Mobile,MobileCounty, Ala.Born in Mississippi,May 7,1882.Republican.Lumberbusiness; delegate to Republican National Convention fromAlabama,1928(alternate),1932,1936.Member,Freemasons.DiedDecember14, 1938 (age56 years, 221days).Interment atPineCrest Cemetery, Mobile, Ala. | | Adams, Samuel Clifford, Jr.(1920-2001) —also known asSamuel C. Adams, Jr. — ofWashington,D.C.; Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Waco,McLennanCounty, Tex.,August15, 1920.Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Ambassador toNiger, 1968-69.Africanancestry. Member,AlphaPhi Alpha.Died in Center,ShelbyCounty, Tex.,August2, 2001 (age80 years, 352days).Interment atOaklawn Memorial Park, Center, Tex. | | Adams, Samuel Emery — also known asSamuel E. Adams — of Minnesota. Member ofMinnesotastate senate 19th District, 1857-60.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Samuel W. (b.1873) —of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in1873.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofKentuckystate house of representatives 80th District, 1902-04, 1922-24;Speakerof the Kentucky State House of Representatives, 1924; member ofKentuckystate senate 24th District, 1926-30.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Sandra (b. 1956) — also known asSandy Adams — of New Smyrna Beach,VolusiaCounty, Fla.Born in Wyandotte,WayneCounty, Mich.,December14, 1956.Republican. Member ofFloridastate house of representatives 33rd District, 2002-10;U.S.Representative from Florida 24th District, 2011-13; defeated inprimary, 2012.Female.Still living as of 2013. | | Adams,SandySeeSandra Adams | | Adams, Scott — Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,2012(voted forBarackObama andJosephR. Biden, Jr.).Still living as of 2012. | | Adams, Sebastian C.(1825-1898) —ofYamhillCounty, Ore.; Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.BornJuly 28,1825.YamhillCounty Clerk, 1862; member ofOregonterritorial senate, 1860.Died in Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,January5, 1898 (age72 years, 161days).Interment atPioneerCemetery, Salem, Ore. | | Adams, Sessions L.(c.1855-1956) —of Central Village, Plainfield,WindhamCounty, Conn.Born in Canterbury,WindhamCounty, Conn., about 1855.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Plainfield, 1889-90, 1915-16;member ofConnecticutstate senate 29th District, 1917-20.Died in Plainfield,WindhamCounty, Conn.,October24, 1956 (ageabout 101years).Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Sharon — of Atlanta,FultonCounty, Ga.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1996,2000.Female.Still living as of 2000. | | Adams, Shelton — of Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.Candidate formayorof Orlando, Fla., 1976, 1980.Still living as of 1980. | | Adams,ShermanSeeLlewelynSherman Adams | | Adams, Shubael Pratt(1817-1894) —also known asShubael P. Adams — of Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa.Born in Medfield,NorfolkCounty, Mass.,February5, 1817.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1845, 1857;delegateto Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1853; candidateforU.S.Representative from Iowa, 1862.Died in Dubuque,DubuqueCounty, Iowa,March14, 1894 (age77 years, 37days).Interment atLinwoodCemetery, Dubuque, Iowa. | | Adams, Sidney — of Marquette,MarquetteCounty, Mich.Mayorof Marquette, Mich., 1892.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Sidney — of Littcarr,KnottCounty, Ky.Democrat. Member ofKentuckystate house of representatives 92nd District, 1974-77.Still living as of 1977. | | Adams, Silas (1839-1896) — of Kentucky. Born inPulaskiCounty, Ky.,February9, 1839.Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1889-92;U.S.Representative from Kentucky 11th District, 1893-95; defeated(Independent Republican), 1894.Died in Liberty,CaseyCounty, Ky.,May 5,1896 (age57 years, 86days).Interment atBrownCemetery, Humphrey, Ky. | | Adams,SpencerSeeC.Spencer Adams | | Adams, Spencer Bell(1860-1943) —also known asSpencer B. Adams — of Yanceyville,CaswellCounty, N.C.; Greensboro,GuilfordCounty, N.C.Born in Dobson,SurryCounty, N.C.,October15, 1860.Republican.Lawyer;probate judge in North Carolina, 1882-96; superior court judge inNorth Carolina, 1896-98; candidate forU.S.Representative from North Carolina 5th District, 1898; delegateto Republican National Convention from North Carolina,1900,1908;candidate forGovernor ofNorth Carolina, 1900;U.S.District Judge for Indian Territory, 1902-04.Baptist.Member,American BarAssociation;Freemasons.DiedJanuary12, 1943 (age82 years, 89days).Interment atGreenHill Cemetery, Greensboro, N.C.| | Relatives: Sonof John A. Adams and Sarah Adams; married,December19, 1884, to Lizzie L. Swift. |
| | Adams, Stan — of Overland Park,JohnsonCounty, Kan.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Adams, Stanley G.(1907-1954) —ofIsleof Wight County, Va.; Colonial Beach,WestmorelandCounty, Va.Born in Eclipse, Nansemond County (now part ofSuffolk),Va.,December16, 1907.Republican.Ferry boatcaptain;farmer;real estatebusiness;hotelowner; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;chair ofWestmoreland County Republican Party, 1944-50; candidate forVirginiastate senate, 1947; candidate forU.S.Representative from Virginia, 1948; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Virginia,1952.Methodist.Member,Rotary;Elks;AmericanLegion;Veterans ofForeign Wars.Died, from anintestinalblood clot, in Physicians MemorialHospital,La Plata,CharlesCounty, Md.,November7, 1954 (age46 years, 326days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, Oak Grove, Va.| | Relatives: Sonof John Quincy Adams and Cecil May (Barkelow) Adams; married to MarieMiller. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Adams, Stella J. — of North Carolina. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNorth Carolina,2000.Female.Still living as of 2000. | | Adams, Stephen(1807-1857) —of Aberdeen,MonroeCounty, Miss.Born in Pendleton District (nowAndersonCounty), S.C.,October17, 1807.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofTennesseestate senate, 1833-34; circuit judge in Mississippi, 1837-45,1848;U.S.Representative from Mississippi at-large, 1845-47; member ofMississippistate house of representatives, 1850;delegateto Mississippi state constitutional convention, 1851;U.S.Senator from Mississippi, 1852-57.Slaveowner. Died in Memphis,ShelbyCounty, Tenn.,May 11,1857 (age49 years, 206days).Interment atElmwoodCemetery, Memphis, Tenn. | | Adams, Steve — of Hartland,WindsorCounty, Vt.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Adams, Susan Sharp — of Kenyon, Charlestown,WashingtonCounty, R.I.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from RhodeIsland,1924,1928(alternate).Female.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Sylvia — of Golden Valley,HennepinCounty, Minn.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,2008.Female.Still living as of 2008. | | Adams, T. Albeus — of Montclair,EssexCounty, N.J.Democrat.Chair ofEssex County Democratic Party, 1919-21, 1925.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, T. C. — of Greenville,GreenvilleCounty, S.C.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromSouth Carolina,1932.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, T. H. — Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forVirginia,1936.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, T. J. — of Broad Brook, East Windsor,HartfordCounty, Conn.Postmaster atBroadBrook, Conn., 1887.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, T. W. — of Escondido,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Postmaster atEscondido,Calif., 1887.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Taylor — Socialist. Socialism and Liberation candidate for PresidentialElector for Arkansas,2020(on behalf ofGloriaE. La Riva andSunilFreeman).Still living as of 2020. | | Adams, Ted — Constitution candidate forU.S.Representative from South Carolina 4th District, 2000;Constitution candidate forU.S.Senator from South Carolina, 2002.Still living as of 2002. | | Adams, Ted — of New Albany,FranklinCounty, Ohio.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromOhio,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Adams, Terrence Ray — of Hazel Park,OaklandCounty, Mich.Libertarian. Candidate forMichiganstate house of representatives 34th District, 1998.Still living as of 1998. | | Adams, Thelma H. — of Ohio. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,2000.Female.Still living as of 2000. | | Adams, Thomas (1730-1788) — ofNewKent County, Va.;AugustaCounty, Va.Born inNew KentCounty, Va.,1730.Member ofVirginiaHouse of Burgesses, 1774;signer,Articles of Confederation, 1777;Delegateto Continental Congress from Virginia, 1778-80; member ofVirginiastate senate, 1783-86.Died inAugustaCounty, Va., August,1788(ageabout58 years).Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Thomas — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Adams, Thomas Boylston(1910-1997) —also known asThomas B. Adams — of Lincoln,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.,July 25,1910.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;hotelexecutive; candidate forU.S.Senator from Massachusetts, 1966; candidate forU.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1968; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,1972.Member,AmericanAcademy of Arts and Sciences;PhiBeta Kappa.Died in Lincoln,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,June 4,1997 (age86 years, 314days).Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Thomas Brooks(1919-2005) —also known asThomas B. Adams — of Bloomfield Hills,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,September16, 1919.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member ofWayne StateUniversity board of governors, 1962-68.Presbyterian.DiedJanuary24, 2005 (age85 years, 130days).Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Thomas Burton, Jr.(1917-2006) —also known asTom Adams — of Florida. Born in Jacksonville,DuvalCounty, Fla.,March11, 1917.Democrat.Realestate andinsurancebusiness; member ofFloridastate senate, 1956-60;secretaryof state of Florida, 1961-71;LieutenantGovernor of Florida, 1971-75; candidate forGovernor ofFlorida, 1974.Baptist.Member,Rotary;NewcomenSociety;PhiDelta Theta;AlphaKappa Psi.Killed in anautomobileaccident on I-10, inSuwanneeCounty, Fla.,May 22,2006 (age89 years, 72days).Interment atFountainhead Memorial Park, Palm Bay, Fla. | | Adams, Thomas Charles III — of Durham,DurhamCounty, N.C.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from NorthCarolina,1996.Still living as of 1996. | | Adams, Thomas D. — of Westport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Progressive. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Westport, 1912.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Thomas David — American Solidarity candidate for Presidential Elector for Texas,2020(on behalf ofBrianT. Carroll andAmarPatel).Still living as of 2020. | | Adams, Thomas Earl, Jr. (b.1905) —also known asThomas E. Adams, Jr. — of Beatrice,GageCounty, Neb.Born in Beatrice,GageCounty, Neb.,July 20,1905.Democrat. President, Beatrice Steel TankManufacturingCo.; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNebraska,1944.Methodist.Member,BetaTheta Pi.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Edward Adams and Okolono (Miller) Adams; married,April24, 1935, to Katherine Lowrie. |
| | Adams, Thomas G. (bornc.1938) —of Green Oaks,LakeCounty, Ill.Born about 1938. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,2004.Still living as of 2004. | | Adams, Thomas H. — of Mt. Union,HuntingdonCounty, Pa.Republican. Postmaster atMt.Union, Pa., 1868-69.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Thomas H. — of Vincennes,KnoxCounty, Ind.Republican. Postmaster atVincennes,Ind., 1897-1905; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from Indiana,1900.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Thomas H. — of Springfield,HampdenCounty, Mass.Republican. Candidate forMassachusettsstate auditor, 1958.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Thomas H., Jr. — of Bel Air,HarfordCounty, Md.Democrat. Postmaster atBelAir, Md., 1965-73 (acting, 1965-67).Still living as of 1973. | | Adams, Thomas J. — Conservative. Candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 6th District, 1968.Still living as of 1968. | | Adams, Thurman G. — of Bridgeville,SussexCounty, Del.Democrat. Candidate forDelawarestate house of representatives from Sussex County 2nd District,1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Thurman G., Jr. — ofSussexCounty, Del.Democrat. Member ofDelawarestate senate 19th District, 1973-92.Still living as of 1992. | | Adams, Tim — of Orlando,OrangeCounty, Fla.Candidate formayorof Orlando, Fla., 1984, 1988.Still living as of 1988. | | Adams, TinySeeR.Tiny Adams | | Adams, TomSeeThomas Burton Adams Jr. | | Adams, Tom — of Libertyville,LakeCounty, Ill.Republican.Chair ofLake County Republican Party, 2002.Still living as of 2002. | | Adams, Tommy — of Bowling Green,WarrenCounty, Ky.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,2008.Still living as of 2008. | | Adams, Truman — ofOnondagaCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Onondaga County, 1815-16.Burial location unknown. | | Adams, Truman H. — of Nebraska. Member ofNebraskaterritorial House of Representatives, 1859.Burial location unknown.
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