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Adams, George Everett

lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born June 18, 1840, in Keene, N. H. He removed to Chicago in 1853; graduated from Harvard university in 1860; studied law at Dane law school, and was admitted to the bar in 1865, and engaged in practice at Chicago. In 1880 he was elected a state senator for a term of five years; was elected a representative from Illinois to the Forty-eighth congress; and was re-elected to the Forty-ninth, Fiftieth and Fiftyfirst congresses. ADAMS, GEORGE M. soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born Dec. 20, 1837, in Knox county, Ky. He was educated at Centre college; studied law; was clerk of the circuit court of Knox county from 1859 to 1861; subsequently served for a few months as a captain in the union army; and was an additional paymaster of volunteers from 1861 to 1865. He was elected a representative from Kentucky to the Fortieth congress, and re-elected to the three succeeding congresses. In 1875 he was elected clerk of the house of representatives of the Forty-fourth congress.