Green Adams

Green Adams (August 20, 1812 – January 18, 1884) was a lawyer and member and functionary of the United States Congress. He was born in Barbourville, Kentucky in 1812.

Biography

He studied law and was admitted to the bar. In 1839, he was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives. In 1844, he served as a presidential elector for the Whig Party. He was elected as a member of the Whig Party to the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky in 1847, remaining in that capacity through 1849. He was made a judge of the Circuit Court of Kentucky in 1851, remaining there though 1856. In 1859, he was reelected to the United States Congress for one term on the Opposition Party ticket. At the end of that term, in 1861, he was appointed the sixth auditor of the United States Treasury Department, remaining there through 1864.

In Philadelphia

He later set up a legal practice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died in Philadelphia in 1884. He is buried in West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.[1]

References
  1. Green Adams, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 29, 2007.
Sources
  • Who Was Who in America: Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1963.
  • United States Congress. "Green Adams (id: A000036)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
John P. Martin		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 6th congressional district
1847 – 1849		 Succeeded by
Daniel Breck
Preceded by
John M. Elliott		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 6th congressional district
1859 – 1861		 Succeeded by
George W. Dunlap


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