Henry Adams (Wisconsin politician)
Henry Adams was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.
Biography
Adams was born on April 30, 1811 in Bedford County, Pennsylvania.[1] Later, he owned a farm in what would become Mount Pleasant, Green County, Wisconsin before moving to Hardin County, Iowa and eventually Monroe, Wisconsin. Adams died on July 13, 1871. He was married to Sarah Mills. They had ten children.
Legislative career
Adams was a member of the legislature of the Wisconsin Territory. He served in the Assembly in 1848 before being elected to the Senate in 1867 and 1868. Adams was originally a Democrat and later a Republican.
References
- ^ History of Green County, Wisconsin. Springfield, Ill.: Union Publishing Company. 1884. p. 288. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
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Categories:
- People from Bedford County, Pennsylvania
- People from Green County, Wisconsin
- People from Hardin County, Iowa
- Wisconsin state senators
- Members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Members of the Wisconsin Territorial Legislature
- Wisconsin Democrats
- Wisconsin Republicans
- Farmers from Wisconsin
- 1811 births
- 1871 deaths
- People from Monroe, Wisconsin