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N. Q. Adams

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N. Q. Adams
1908
Member of the Mississippi State Senate
from the 23rd district
In office
January 1896 – January 1900
Preceded byR. T. Love
Succeeded byJames L. Seawright
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the Oktibbeha County district
In office
January 1908 – January 1912
Personal details
Born(1839-01-22)January 22, 1839
Rutherford County, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedMay 1922(1922-05-00) (aged 83)
Political partyDemocratic
Children15

Non Quincy Adams (January 22, 1839 - May 1922) was an American pastor and Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1896 to 1900, and of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1908 to 1912.

Early life and career

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Non Quincy Adams was born on January 22, 1839, in Rutherford County, North Carolina.[1] He was the son of Azariah Adams and his wife, Mary Runyons.[1] He moved to Mississippi with his parents in his infancy.[1] Adams attended the rural schools of Choctaw and Oktibbeha Counties. In 1863, Adams entered Company A of the Twenty-Seventh Mississippi Infantry Regiment with the rank of Lieutenant.[1] Adams lost his left arm in the Atlanta Campaign on July 28, 1864.[1] In 1870, Adams became a pastor in the Missionary Baptist Church.[1] He was the moderator at ten different gatherings of his religious association.[1]

Political career

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In 1895, Adams (a resident of Sturgis, Mississippi) was elected to represent the 23rd District (Oktibbeha and Choctaw counties) in the Mississippi State Senate; he served from 1896 to 1900.[2][1] During his Senate term, Adams also led the opening prayers during some Senate sessions.[2] Adams also served on the following committees: Unfinished Business; Humane & Benevolent Institutions; Temperance; and Enrolled Bills.[2] On November 5, 1907, Adams was elected to represent Oktibbeha County as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives, and served from 1908 to 1912.[1] Adams died in May 1922.[3]

Personal life

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Adams was a member of the Freemasons.[1] He married three times: first Catharine Griffith in 1857, second Lois Avaline Hannah in 1870, and third Mary Delilah Atkins.[1] He had a total of fifteen children, of whom twelve were living in 1908.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Rowland, Dunbar (1908). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 1071–1072.
  2. ^ a b c Senate, Mississippi Legislature (1896). Journal. G.R. & J.S. Fall. pp. 4, 264.
  3. ^ "Rev N Q Adams - tribute - 1922 - East Mississippi Times, Starkville - 19 May 1922". East Mississippi Times. 1922-05-19. p. 5. Retrieved 2024-06-22.