- Wisconsin State Assembly
Benjamin Franklin Adams was born 4 December 1822 in Vernon, Oneida County, New York, United States to Isaac Ward Adams (1779-1860) and Eunice Webster (1786-1874) and died 6 February 1902 Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States of unspecified causes. He married Caroline Melissa Shepard (1825-1898) 15 August 1845 in Oneida County, New York, United States.
Benjamin Franklin Adams 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.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Henry Cullen Adams (1850-1906) | 28 November 1850 Verona, Oneida County, New York, United States | 9 July 1906 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States | Anna Norton (1855-1933) |
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Belina Adams (1806-1874) | |||
| Silas Adams (1809-1899) | |||
| Cornelia Adams (1812-1882) | |||
| Seymour Webster Adams (1815-1844) | |||
| Benjamin Franklin Adams (1822-1902) | 4 December 1822 Vernon, Oneida County, New York, United States | 6 February 1902 Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States | Caroline Melissa Shepard (1825-1898) |
| Isaac Adams (1825-1879) | |||
Residences
See Also
- Benjamin Adams
- Adams Family
- Adams in Oneida County, New York
- Adams in Dane County, Wisconsin
References
- ^ a b "Benjamin Franklin Adams". The Oshkosh Northwestern (Oshkosh, WI): p. 4. February 7, 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60718533/benjamin-f-adams-1822-1902/.
- ^ Turner, A. J., ed (1872). The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin (Report). p. 445.
- ^ 'Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin at its 50th Annual Meeting held December 11, 1902, Wisconsin Necrology-1902, pg. 147
- ^ "Heir to Fortune". The Oshkosh Northwestern (Oshkosh, WI): p. 7. March 6, 1902. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60836034/benjamin-f-adams-1822-1902/.