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Adams, V. T. —
also known as "Sparky" —
of Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Adams, Victorine Quille
(1912-2006) —
also known as Victorine Q. Adams; Victorine
Quille —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., April 28,
1912.
Daughter of Joseph Quille and Estella (Tate) Quille.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland,
1964.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Died January
8, 2006 (age 93 years, 255
days).
Interment at Arbutus
Memorial Park, Arbutus, Md.
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Virginia See A.
Virginia Adams |
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C. See Winfred Cooper
Adams |
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Adams, W. Lloyd —
of Rexburg, Madison
County, Idaho.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Idaho, 1936,
1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, W. M. —
of Clanton, Chilton
County, Ala.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Alabama, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, W. M. —
of Erin, Houston
County, Tenn.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Tennessee, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, W. P. —
of Washington.
People's candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington at-large, 1894.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, W. P. —
of Oregon.
Independent candidate for U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1926.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, W. S. —
of California.
Member of California
state assembly 4th District, 1877-80.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, W. W. —
of Summers
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1877-80.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, Wales (1804-1879) —
of Branch
County, Mich.
Born in Medway, Norfolk
County, Mass., March 2,
1804.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Branch County, 1844-45; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850.
Died in Bronson Township, Branch
County, Mich., November
2, 1879 (age 75 years, 245
days).
Interment at Adams
Cemetery, Bronson Township, Branch County, Mich.
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Adams, Wallace —
of Wheeler
County, Ga.
Member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Wheeler County, 1941-50.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, Walter Alexander (b.
1887) —
also known as Walter A. Adams —
of Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C.
Born in Greenville, Greenville
County, S.C., December
16, 1887.
Son of William Alexander Adams and Sarah Elvira (Taylor) Adams.
Lawyer;
U.S. Vice Consul in Shanghai, 1916-18; Batavia, 1918-20; Canton, 1920; Swatow, 1920-21; Changsha, 1921; Tsingtao, 1921-22; U.S. Consul in Tsingtao, 1922-25; Chungking, 1925-27; Hankow, 1928-29; Nanking, 1929-31; U.S. Consul General in Hankow, 1931-34; Harbin, 1934-36.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, Walter C., Jr. (b.
1936) —
of Kent, Portage
County, Ohio.
Born in Newtown, Bucks
County, Pa., August
22, 1936.
Son of Walter C. Adams and Hazel (Worthington) Adams.
Democrat. Scientist;
university
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,
1972.
Protestant.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives:
Married 1962
to Nancy L. Baier. |
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Adams, Wanda M. —
of Trotwood, Montgomery
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Ohio, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
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Adams, Ware —
U.S. Consul in Berlin, 1938.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, Wayne —
also known as "Facts Man" —
Independent candidate for Virgin
Islands legislature from St. Thomas-St.John, 2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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Adams, Wells —
of Wethersfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Wethersfield, 1837.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, Weston II (b.
1938) —
of Columbia, Richland
County, S.C.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., September
15, 1938.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1972-74; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1976,
1980
(alternate), 1988,
1992,
1996
(alternate); Presidential Elector for South Carolina, 1980;
U.S. Ambassador to Malawi, 1984-86; producer of the movie
Strike the Tent (2005).
Episcopalian.
Still living as of 2005.
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Adams, Wilbur Louis
(1884-1937) —
also known as Wilbur L. Adams —
of Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.; Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Georgetown, Sussex
County, Del., October
23, 1884.
Son of William Dunning Adams and Sarah Lavinia (Thompson) Adams.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Delaware
state attorney general, 1924; U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1933-35; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1934.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Died in Beebe Hospital,
Lewes, Sussex
County, Del., December
4, 1937 (age 53 years, 42
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Georgetown, Del.
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Adams, Wilhelmina F.
(1901-1987) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Key West, Monroe
County, Fla., January
31, 1901.
Daughter of Thomas F. Adams and Mary F. (Peck) Adams.
Democrat. Florist;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1944,
1964;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1945-51.
Female.
Protestant.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League; Tammany
Hall; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in May, 1987
(age 86
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, Will H. —
of Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind.
Republican. Indiana
reporter of state courts, 1917-25; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1924.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, William —
of Westchester
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Westchester County, 1797-99.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, William —
of Londonderry, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire state senate 3rd District, 1809-14.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, William —
of Allegheny
County, Pa.
Socialist Labor candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1902; Socialist candidate for Pennsylvania
secretary of internal affairs, 1918; Socialist candidate for
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1920;
Socialist candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 33rd District, 1922; Socialist
candidate for Pennsylvania
state house of representatives from Allegheny County 10th
District, 1926; Socialist candidate for superior court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1932.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, William —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Erie County 1st District, 1925.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, William —
also known as "Red" —
of Cabell
County, W.Va.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, William —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Adams, William B. —
of Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa.
Mayor
of Allegheny, Pa., 1854-56.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, William B. —
of Danville, Montgomery
County, Mo.
Delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention, 1865.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, William E.
(1922-1983) —
of Tonawanda, Erie
County, N.Y.; Kenmore, Erie
County, N.Y.
Born in Knightstown, Henry
County, Ind., December
25, 1922.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 2nd District, 1957-64; member of
New
York state senate, 1966-70 (61st District 1966, 53rd District
1967-70).
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Sigma Nu.
Died in April, 1983
(age 60
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, William H. —
of Wayne
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Wayne County, 1825.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, William H. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Prohibition candidate for University
of Michigan board of regents, 1909; Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state senate 1st District, 1910.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, William Harrison
(1872-1958) —
also known as William H. Adams —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., March 23,
1872.
Son of Henry Clay Adams and Emma Frances (Haynes) Adams.
Democrat. President, Virginia Stationery Company; Vice-President,
Mutual Life
Insurance Association; member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1930-53.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Grotto;
Jesters;
Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Elks; Junior
Order; Woodmen;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died in Richmond,
Va., September
24, 1958 (age 86 years, 185
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
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Adams, William Henri
(1899-1989) —
also known as William H. Adams —
of Chelsea, Orange
County, Vt.
Born in Chelsea, Orange
County, Vt., May 9,
1899.
Son of Benjamin H. Adams and Cora J. (Ackerman) Adams.
Republican. School
principal; lawyer;
member of Vermont
Republican State Committee, 1926; member of Vermont
state house of representatives from Chelsea, 1929; Vermont
Republican state chair, 1931.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Sons
of Union Veterans; Phi
Kappa Delta.
Died May 18,
1989 (age 90 years, 9
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, William Henry
(1841-1903) —
also known as William H. Adams —
of Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y.
Born in Lyons, Wayne
County, N.Y., March 27,
1841.
Son of John Adams and Rebecca B. Adams.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1887-1903; Justice of the
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court 4th Department,
1900.
Died in 1903
(age about
62 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, William Herbert
(1861-1954) —
also known as William H. Adams; Billy
Adams —
of Alamosa, Alamosa
County, Colo.
Born in Blue Mounds, Dane
County, Wis., February
15, 1861.
Son of John
Adams and Eliza (Blanchard) Adams.
Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1887-89; member of Colorado
state senate, 1889-1927; Governor of
Colorado, 1927-33.
Congregationalist.
Died, of a heart
ailment, February
4, 1954 (age 92 years, 354
days).
Interment at Alamosa
Cemetery, Alamosa, Colo.
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Adams, William Jackson
(1860-1934) —
also known as William J. Adams —
of Carthage, Moore
County, N.C.
Born in Rockingham, Richmond
County, N.C., January
27, 1860.
Son of Rev. S. D. Adams and Mary (Jackson) Adams.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1893; member of North
Carolina state senate, 1895; superior court judge in North
Carolina, 1908-21; justice of
North Carolina state supreme court, 1927-34; died in office 1934.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Died, from complications of surgery for a kidney
ailment, in the Brady Urological Clinic of Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., May 20,
1934 (age 74 years, 113
days).
Interment somewhere
in Carthage, N.C.
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Married to Florence Wall. |
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Adams, William John —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Adams, William K. —
Member of New York
state assembly from Washington and Warren counties, 1818-19.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, William Lysander
(1821-1906) —
also known as William L. Adams; Will Adams —
of Yamhill
County, Ore.; Forest Grove, Washington
County, Ore.; Hood River, Hood River
County, Ore.
Born in Painesville, Lake
County, Ohio, February
5, 1821.
Son of Sebastian Adams (1789-1847) and Eunice (Harmon) Adams.
Republican. School
teacher; went
to California for the 1849 Gold Rush; preacher; newspaper
editor; probate judge in Oregon; U.S. Collector of Customs;
physician.
Died in Hood River, Hood River
County, Ore., April 26,
1906 (age 85 years, 80
days).
Interment at Idlewild
Cemetery, Hood River, Ore.
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Adams, William N. —
U.S. Consul in Santiago de Cuba, 1850-53.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, William S. —
Republican. Candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1932.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, William T. —
Supervisor
of Paris Township, Michigan, 1894-96.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, William Taylor
(1822-1897) —
also known as "Oliver Optic" —
of Dorchester (now part of Boston), Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in Bellingham, Norfolk
County, Mass., July 30,
1822.
Son of Capt. Laban Adams and Catherine (Johnson) Adams.
School
teacher; author;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1869.
Died in Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March 27,
1897 (age 74 years, 240
days).
Interment at Cedar
Grove Cemetery, Dorchester, Boston, Mass.
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Adams, William V. B. —
of Greene
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1847.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, William W. —
of Washington,
D.C.
U.S. Vice Consul in Lyon, 1930-32.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, William Weston
(1786-1831) —
Born in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., October
15, 1786.
Son of Joel
Adams and Grace Weston Adams.
Physician;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1816-17.
Died in Congaree, Richland District (now Richland
County), S.C., 1831
(age about
44 years).
Interment somewhere
in Richland County, S.C.
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Adams, William Wirt
(1819-1888) —
of Mississippi.
Born in Frankfort, Franklin
County, Ky., March 22,
1819.
Member of Mississippi state legislature, 1858; general in the
Confederate Army during the Civil War.
Shot
and killed in
a street encounter with John Martin, a newspaper editor with whom he
had quarreled, in Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., May 1,
1888 (age 69 years, 40
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Jackson, Miss.; cenotaph at Confederate
Cemetery, Okolona, Miss.
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Adams, Willis B.
(1861-1913) —
of Elbert
County, Ga.
Born in Georgia, May 13,
1861.
Son of Richard
Easton Adams and Sarah Antoinette (Cleveland) Adams (1840-1897).
Merchant;
planter;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives, 1905-08.
Died February
11, 1913 (age 51 years, 274
days).
Interment at Elmhurst
Cemetery, Elberton, Ga.
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Adams, Winfred Cooper (b.
1888) —
also known as W. C. Adams —
of Corinth, Alcorn
County, Miss.
Born in Corinth, Alcorn
County, Miss., May 25,
1888.
Son of William Thomas Adams and Virginia (Johnston) Adams.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Mississippi
state house of representatives; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Mississippi, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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Adams, Woody —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio.
Candidate in primary for mayor of
Toledo, Ohio, 1993.
Still living as of 1993.
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Adams, Yale (1901-1984) —
of Montana.
Born July 7,
1901.
Socialist. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Montana 2nd District, 1934.
Died in March, 1984
(age 82
years, 0 days).
Burial
location unknown.
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