Michael Adams (Wisconsin politician) explained

Office:Member of the Wisconsin Assembly
Birth Date:28 October 1831
Birth Place:Western, New York
Termstart:1872
Termend:1872
Termstart1:1883
Termend1:1883
Party:Republican
Death Place:Columbus, Wisconsin

Michael "Mic" Adams (October 28, 1831  - December 24, 1903) was an American businessman and politician.

Born in Western, New York, Adams moved with his parents to Jefferson County, Wisconsin Territory in 1840.[1] [2] They moved to Elba, Wisconsin in 1845.[1] [2] In 1873, Adams started an insurance and real estate business in Columbus, Wisconsin. He served in local government offices. In 1872 and 1883, Adams served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican.[1] [2] [3] He died in Columbus, Wisconsin.[1] [2] [4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Yankee Pioneer Mic Adams Traded Wheat for Schoolbooks . Daily Citizen . January 3, 2004 . Beaver Dam, WI . 29 . . May 23, 2021.
  2. News: Death of Mic Adams . The Benton Advocate . December 31, 1903 . Benton, WI . 6 . . May 24, 2021.
  3. Wisconsin Blue Book, 1883, Biographical Sketch of Michael Adams, p. 486.
  4. Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Issue 52, Wisconsin Historical Society: 1905, p. 110.