Green Adams

Green Adams ( born August 20, 1812 in Barbourville, Kentucky, † January 18, 1884 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ) was an American politician of the Whig Party, of the state of Kentucky represented twice in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Life

Green Adams was the uncle of Congressman George Madison Adams ( 1837-1920 ). After attending school and preparatory studies, he studied law and worked according to his lawyer admitted to the bar. In addition, he began a career in politics and was first deputy in the 1839 House of Representatives from Kentucky in 1844 as well as representatives of the Whig Party elector in the U.S. presidential election. In 1847 he was first elected as a candidate of the Whigs in the U.S. House of Representatives and represented in this March 4, 1847 to March 4, 1849 Sixth Congressional District of Kentucky.

After 1848 not running for re-election, he was first returned to the bar before he was from 1851 to 1856 Judge at the District Court of Kentucky. After another subsequent career as a lawyer, he was a candidate of the opposition party of 4 March 1859 to the March 3, 1861 again a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and represented again the sixth electoral district of Kentucky.

Adams opted not to run again and was instead on April 17, 1861 sixth auditor of the U.S. Treasury, and held this position until October 26, 1864. Afterwards, he settled as a lawyer in Philadelphia, where he died 20 years later.