George E. Adams

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George Everett Adams (June 18, 1840 – October 5, 1917) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

George E. Adams
From 1924's The Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Its Organization, Growth, and Development, 1891-1924
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 4th district
In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891
Preceded by	John C. Sherwin
Succeeded by	Walter C. Newberry
Personal details
Born	George Everett Adams (1840-06-18)June 18, 1840 Keene, New Hampshire
Died	October 5, 1917(1917-10-05) (aged 77) Chicago, Illinois
Resting place	Pine Hill Cemetery
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Phillips Exeter Academy Harvard University (A.B., LL.B.)
Occupation	Lawyer, politician
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Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	United States Army
Unit	First Illinois Artillery
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Early years

Adams was born in Keene, New Hampshire, on June 18, 1840, son of Benjamin F. Adams and Louisa Redington, grandson of Benjamin Adams, and a descendant of William Adams of Ipswich, Massachusetts.

Adams moved with his parents to Chicago, Illinois, in 1853. He attended Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, and Harvard University. He was graduated from Harvard an A.B. in 1860 and an LL.B., 1865. During the Civil War, he served in the First Illinois Artillery. After his war service, he attended Harvard Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1865 in Chicago and commenced practice of his profession in 1867.

Career

He served as a member of the Illinois State Senate from 1881 until March 3, 1883, when he resigned to enter Congress.

Adams was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth Congress and to the three succeeding Congresses from March 4, 1883, to March 3, 1891 (49th, 50th and 51st congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress. He was one of the founders of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, being instrumental with a few others in securing the land in downtown Chicago where the orchestra is today. />

Last years

On retiring from public life Adams continued the practice of law in Chicago until his death. He died at his summer home in Peterborough, New Hampshire, on October 5, 1917, and he was interred in Pine Hill Cemetery at Dover, New Hampshire.

Sources

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Adams, George Everett". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 39.
• Leonard, John William; Marquis, Albert Nelson, eds. (1908), Who's who in America, vol. 5, Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, Incorporated, p. 10.
• United States Congress. "George E. Adams (id: A000034)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.  This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

External links

• Works by or about George E. Adams at the Internet Archive