John Q. Adams (Wisconsin politician) explained

John Q. Adams
State:Wisconsin
State Senate:Wisconsin
District:25th
Term Start:January 2, 1854
Term End:January 5, 1857
Predecessor:James T. Lewis
Successor:Moses M. Davis
State1:Wisconsin
State Assembly1:Wisconsin
District1:Columbia 2nd
Term Start1:January 5, 1863
Term End1:January 4, 1864
Predecessor1:William Dutcher
Successor1:Edwin W. McNitt
Term Start2:January 3, 1853
Term End2:January 2, 1854
Predecessor2:James T. Lewis (whole county)
Successor2:Alfred Topliff
Birth Date:5 October 1816
Resting Place:Hillside Cemetery,
Profession:Teacher, politician
Father:Charles Adams
Mother:Polly (Howes) Adams

John Quincy Adams (October 5, 1816March 17, 1895) was an American educator and Republican politician. He served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and the Assembly, representing Columbia County.

Biography

Adams was born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, the son of Charles Adams and Polly ( Howes).[1] He was educated in the common schools and became a teacher.[2] He moved to Fountain Prairie, Wisconsin, in 1844,[3] [4] [5] and served on the Columbia County and Fountain Prairie town boards as the Columbia County treasurer and the Fountain Prairie town superintendent of schools. Adams also served on the Columbus school board and other offices.[6]

He served as a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1853 and 1863, and was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1854 to 1856. He represented Columbia County, Wisconsin.[3] [7]

Adams died on March 17, 1895, in Columbus.[3]

Personal life

Adams married Lucy S. Pomeroy on June 11, 1846,[3] and they had ten children. He and his family were Congregationalists.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: John_Quincy_Adams. March 1, 2014.
  2. Book: Jones, James Edwin. A History of Columbia County, Wisconsin: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests, Volume 2. 1914. Lewis Publishing Co.. 583.
  3. News: John Q. Adams . Portage Daily Register . March 18, 1895 . Portage, WI . 4 . . July 1, 2021.
  4. Web site: Town of Fountain Prairie. Greater Rio Area Collaborative Committee. March 1, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140307150510/http://www.greaterrioarea.org/fountain_prairie.html. March 7, 2014.
  5. Book: Daughters of the American Revolution. Lineage Book, Volume 44. 1917. Daughters of the American Revolution. 301.
  6. http://www.scls.lib.wi.us/por/columbia/images/00000024.pdf Biographical Sketch of John Q. Adams
  7. Book: State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin at it Annual Meeting, Volumes 39-44. 1892. State Historical Society of Wisconsin. 34.