Person:John Adams (443)

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Rep. John Adams, of NY
b.26 Aug 1778 Durham, Greene, New York, United States
d.25 Sep 1854 Catskill, Greene, New York, United States
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Name Rep. John Adams, of NY
Gender Male
Birth[1] 26 Aug 1778 Durham, Greene, New York, United States
Death[1] 25 Sep 1854 Catskill, Greene, New York, United States
Burial[1] Thompson Street Cemetery
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Biographies, in Govinfo.gov.

    ADAMS, John, a Representative from New York; born
    in Oak Hill, town of Durham, Greene County, N.Y., August
    26, 1778; attended the common schools; taught school in
    Durham; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1805 and
    commenced practice in Durham; appointed surrogate of
    Greene County by Governor Tompkins in 1810; member of
    the State assembly, 1812-1813; presented credentials as a
    Republican to the Fourteenth Congress, but was succeeded
    by Erastus Root, who contested his election (March 4, 1815-
    December 26, 1815); elected as a Jacksonian to the Twentythird Congress (March 4, 1833-March 3, 1835); was not a
    candidate for renomination in 1834; moved to Catskill,
    Greene County, N.Y., and continued the practice of law until
    his death; elected a director of the Catskill-Canajoharie Railroad in 1835; died in Catskill, N.Y., September 25, 1854;
    interment in Thomson Street Cemetery.

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