| John Adams | |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| State Senate: | Wisconsin |
| District: | 26th |
| Term Start: | January 2, 1882 |
| Term End: | January 5, 1885 |
| Predecessor: | Matthew Anderson |
| Successor: | James Conklin |
| State Assembly1: | Wisconsin |
| District1: | Dane 3rd |
| Term Start1: | January 1, 1872 |
| Term End1: | January 6, 1873 |
| Predecessor1: | Matthew Anderson |
| Successor1: | Otto Kerl |
| Term Start2: | January 4, 1869 |
| Term End2: | January 2, 1871 |
| Predecessor2: | Frank Gault |
| Successor2: | Matthew Anderson |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Birth Date: | 1 June 1819 |
| Birth Place: | Pulaski County, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Pasadena, California, U.S. |
| Restingplace: | Oak Hill Cemetery, |
John Adams (June 1, 1819October 18, 1908) was an American businessman, Democratic politician, and Wisconsin pioneer who served two years in the Wisconsin State Senate and three years in the State Assembly, representing eastern Dane County.
Adams was born in Pulaski County, Kentucky on June 1, 1819.[1] [2] [3] He and a half-brother relocated to Indiana around 1832, then Illinois in 1837, and finally to Dodgeville, Wisconsin, where he was engaged in lead mining.[1] Adams moved to Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, in 1849, to Black Earth, Wisconsin, in 1863, and later to Blanchardville, Wisconsin, where he built a grist mill.[1] He moved to Pasadena, California in 1890.[2]
Adams married Eliza Blanchard (1832–1911) in 1846.[1] His sons, Alva Adams and Billy Adams, became Governor of Colorado.[2] [4] One grandson, Alva B. Adams, became a member of the United States Senate. Another grandson, Harry W. Adams, became Mayor of Beloit, Wisconsin. In 1908, Adams died in Pasadena, California aged 89.[1] [2] [4]
Adams was a member of the Assembly during the 1869, 1870 and 1872 sessions.[5] He was a member of the Senate from the 26th District during the 1882 and 1883 sessions. In addition, he was Postmaster and Chairman of the Town Board (similar to city council) of Black Earth (town), Wisconsin and a member of the County Board of Dane County, Wisconsin. Adams was a Democrat.[1]