Benjamin F. Adams

This article is about the Wisconsin politician. For the Massachusetts legislator, see Benjamin Adams (politician).
Benjamin F. Adams
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Dane 1st district
In office
January 1, 1872 – January 1, 1873
Preceded byLemuel O. Humphrey
Succeeded byOliver W. Thonrton
In office
January 1, 1862 – January 1, 1863
Preceded bySereno W. Graves
Succeeded byCharles R. Head
Personal details
Born
Benjamin Franklin Adams

(1822-12-04)December 4, 1822
Vernon, New York, U.S.
DiedFebruary 6, 1902(1902-02-06) (aged 79)
Madison, Wisconsin
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery
Madison, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
  • Caroline M. Shephard
  • (died 1898)
Children
Alma materHamilton College

Benjamin Franklin Adams (December 4, 1822 – February 6, 1902) was an American farmer and politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly for two terms, representing southeastern Dane County.

Biography

Born in Vernon, New York, Adams graduated from Hamilton College in 1845.[1] He taught Greek at Hamilton Academy. Adams moved to the Wisconsin Territory in 1846 and lived in Fort Atkinson, in Jefferson County. Adams was a candidate for Assembly in 1852, but was defeated by former Lieutenant Governor John Edwin Holmes. Adams then settled in the town of Pleasant Springs, in Dane County. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican in 1862 and 1872.[2] He died of pneumonia in Madison, Wisconsin,[1][3] leaving an estate worth $20,000 to his son, Henry Cullen Adams.[4]

His son, Henry Cullen Adams, also served in the Wisconsin Assembly and was elected to the United States House of Representatives for two terms before dying in office in 1906.

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Benjamin Franklin Adams". The Oshkosh Northwestern. Oshkosh, WI. February 7, 1902. p. 4. Retrieved October 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Turner, A. J., ed. (1872). "Official directory". The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin (Report). p. 445. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  3. ^ 'Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin at its 50th Annual Meeting held December 11, 1902, Wisconsin Necrology-1902, pg. 147
  4. ^ "Heir to Fortune". The Oshkosh Northwestern. Oshkosh, WI. March 6, 1902. p. 7. Retrieved October 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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