W. C. Adams Explained

Office:President Pro Tempore of the Mississippi State Senate
Term Start:January 1932
Term End:January 1936
Termstart1:January 1928
Termend1:January 1936
Termstart2:January 1924
Termend2:January 1928
District1:37th
District2:Alcorn County
State Senate1:Mississippi State
State House2:Mississippi
Predecessor:H. H. Casteel
Successor:John H. Culkin
Birth Date:25 May 1888
Birth Place:Corinth, Mississippi, U.S.
Death Place:Corinth, Mississippi, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Predecessor1:C. R. Lacy
Successor1:M. Arthur Shook

Winfred Cooper "Chubby" Adams (May 25, 1888 - October 1972) was an American politician in Mississippi.[1] He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1924 to 1926 and in the Mississippi State Senate from 1928 to 1936. He served as the Senate's President Pro Tempore from 1932 to 1936

Early life

Winfred Cooper Adams was born on May 25, 1888, in Corinth, Mississippi.[2] He was the son of W. T. Adams, who owned a namesake machine company that burned in 1918, and his wife Dorcas Virginia (Johnston) Adams.[3] [4] W. C. Adams attended the public schools of Corinth. He then studied at Princeton University for two years and received a law degree from the University of Mississippi in 1910. W. C. Adams served as an officer in the United States Army Infantry during World War I, reaching the rank of Captain in August 1918 before being discharged in December 1918.[5] Later he received a military pension.[6]

Career

Adams started practicing law in January 1923. In November 1923, Adams was elected to represent Alcorn County as a Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives, and served from 1924 to 1928. In 1927, Adams was elected to represent the 37th District (Tishomingo, Alcorn, and Prentiss Counties)[7] in the Mississippi State Senate for the term spanning from 1928 to 1932.[8] During this term, Adams was the chairman of the Judiciary "B" Committee and was also a member of the following committees: Rules, Finance "B", Labor, Military Affairs, Pensions, and To Investigate State Offices. Adams was re-elected and served in the Senate in the 1932-1936 term.[9] During this term, Adams was the Senate's President Pro Tempore.[10]

Adams died in October 1972, in Corinth, Mississippi.[11]

Personal life

In September 1912, Adams married Mary E. Kirk and had four children, one of whom died from the Spanish Flu when she was 4 years old.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Princeton Alumni Weekly. October 27, 1932. Princeton University Press. Google Books.
  2. Book: Rowland, Dunbar . The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi . 1924 . Department of Archives and History . 184-186 . en.
  3. Web site: Princeton Alumni Weekly . 1912 .
  4. News: Clipped from Jackson Daily News . Jackson Daily News . January 1918 . 5 .
  5. Web site: Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees. 2023-11-29 .
  6. Web site: Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the ... Congress . 1934 .
  7. Mississippi. Secretary of State . 1933-12-31 . Mississippi Blue Book. Biennial report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi. [1931-1933] ]. Mississippi Blue Books.
  8. Mississippi. Legislature . 1928-01-01 . Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1928] ]. Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
  9. Mississippi. Secretary of State . 1933-12-31 . Mississippi Blue Book. Biennial report of the Secretary of State to the Legislature of Mississippi. [1931-1933] ]. Mississippi Blue Books . 41.
  10. Web site: 2020-2024 Mississippi Blue Book Michael Watson Secretary of state . 2024-06-23 . sos.ms.gov . 553.
  11. News: 1972-10-25 . Mid-South Deaths . 2024-06-23 . The Commercial Appeal . 18.