Thomas Adams (sheriff) explained

Thomas Adams
Birth Date:20 April 1804.
Party:Whig
Spouse:Mehetabel Field
Title1:Norfolk County, Massachusetts Sheriff
Term Start1:1853
Term End1:January 1, 1857
Predecessor1:John W. Thomas
Successor1:John W. Thomas
Title2:Norfolk County, Massachusetts Sheriff
Term Start2:1848
Term End2:1852
Predecessor2:Jerauld N. E. Mann
Successor2:John W. Thomas

Thomas Adams (April 20, 1804 – January 2, 1869) was sheriff of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, from 1848 to 1852, and from 1853 to January 1, 1857.

Biography

Adams was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, on April 20, 1804. Early in life, Adams worked as a butcher alongside his father; later, he owned several different stage lines and traded in horses. Adams married Mehetabel Field, the daughter of Joseph and Relief (Baxter) Field on April 4, 1826.

Adams died of apoplexy on January 2, 1869.