Charles Adkins (politician)

Charles Adkins ( born February 7, 1863 Pickaway County, Ohio, † March 31, 1941 in Decatur, Illinois ) was an American politician. Between 1925 and 1933 he represented the state of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Charles Adkins attended the common schools and worked for several years as a teacher. In 1885 he moved to the Piatt County, Illinois, where he was engaged in farming. He became president of the Piatt County Farmers ' Institute in its new home. Between 1900 and 1920 he sat in the education committee of the city Bement. Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party. From 1902 to 1906 he belonged to the District Council in Piatt County. Between 1907 and 1913 he was a delegate in the House of Representatives from Illinois; Since 1911 he was its president. In the years 1914 and 1915 Adkins led the ranchers association in Illinois; 1916 to 1920 he was Minister of Agriculture of the State of. Since 1918 he lived in Decatur.

In the congressional elections of 1924, Adkins was in the 19th electoral district of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Allen F. Moore on March 4, 1925. After three re- elections, he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1933 four legislative sessions. These were shaped by the events of the world economic crisis since 1929. In 1932 he was not re-elected. After the end of his time in the U.S. House of Representatives Adkins is no longer politically have appeared. He died on March 31, 1941 in Decatur.