John J. Adams

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title: "John J. Adams" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1848-births", "1919-deaths", "people-from-miramichi,-new-brunswick", "emigrants-from-pre-confederation-new-brunswick-to-the-united-states", "democratic-party-united-states-representatives-from-new-york-(state)", "columbia-law-school-alumni", "burials-at-green-wood-cemetery", "19th-century-new-york-(state)-politicians", "19th-century-united-states-representatives"] description: "American politician" topic_path: "law" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Adams" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
birthname	John Joseph Adams
name	John J. Adams
office	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York
constituency	(1883–85)
(1885–87)
term_start	March 4, 1883
term_end	March 3, 1887
preceded	Anson G. McCook
succeeded	Lloyd Bryce
birth_date
death_date
birth_place	Douglas Town, New Brunswick colony, British North America
death_place	New York City, U.S.
citizenship	American
restingplace	Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York
spouse	Adelaide Virginia Whitehead (m. 1870)
children	1
profession	Attorney
party	Democratic
alma_mater	Columbia Law School
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| birthname = John Joseph Adams | name = John J. Adams | image = | office = Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | constituency = (1883–85) (1885–87) | term_start = March 4, 1883 | term_end = March 3, 1887 | preceded = Anson G. McCook | succeeded = Lloyd Bryce | birth_date = | death_date = | birth_place = Douglas Town, New Brunswick colony, British North America | death_place = New York City, U.S. | citizenship = American | restingplace = Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York | spouse = Adelaide Virginia Whitehead (m. 1870) | children = 1 | profession = Attorney | party = Democratic | alma_mater = Columbia Law School John Joseph Adams (September 16, 1848 – February 16, 1919) was an American politician and a United States Congressman from New York State, serving two terms from 1883 to 1887.

Biography

Adams was born in Douglas Town in the New Brunswick colony of British North America (now part of Miramichi) on September 16, 1848. He emigrated to the United States in 1864, settling in New York City, and worked in a dry-goods firm in New York City until he began studies at Columbia Law School.

Early career

Adams graduated with an LLB degree in 1876, and was admitted to the bar later that year. In addition, he was involved in several businesses, including the Adams Mining Company of Leadville, Colorado, which included his brothers Michael Adams (1845–1899), a member of the Canadian Parliament, and Samuel Adams (1846–1928), a member of the Colorado State Senate.

Congress

Elected to the United States House of Representatives from two different districts, Adams represented the 8th District in the forty-eighth United States Congress from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1885. He then represented the 7th district in the Fiftieth United States Congress from March 4, 1885 to March 3, 1887. Both districts at the time were in Queens County. He did not seek renomination in 1886 and returned to the practice of law.

Death

In 1918, Adams suffered a stroke. He died of heart disease at The Ansonia Hotel in Manhattan on February 16, 1919. Adams was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.

References

References

1. Banta, Theodore M.. (1901). "Sayre Family: Lineage of Thomas Sayre". The De Vinne Press.
2. (14 February 1870). "New York, New York, Extracted Marriage Index, 1866-1937, Entry for John J. Adams and Adelaide V. Whitehead". Ancestry.com, LLC.
3. (9 January 1896). "Wedding Announcement, Florence Adams and Charles Bernard, Jr.". [[New-York Tribune]].
4. (17 October 1917). "Death Notice, Florence Adams Bernard". [[The New York Times]].
5. Joint Committee On Printing, US Congress. (1928). "Biographical Directory of the American Congress. 1774-1927". US Government Printing Office.
6. (3 June 1886). "The Adams Mining Company". The national Republican.
7. (11 August 1897). "Merchants' Schemes". Ottawa Daily Citizen.
8. (22 February 1919). "Obituary: Hon. John J. Adams". Daily Gleaner.
9. (1884). "The Rochester Directory". Drew, Allis & Company.
10. (1885). "Star Almanac". [[New York Star (1800s newspaper).
11. (17 February 1919). "Death Notice, John J. Adams". [[The New York Times]].

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