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Samuel J. Adams

Full Name: Samuel J. Adams
Birth date: April 14, 1837
Death date: February 19, 1889

Terms of Service

  • House, 12th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Legislature
    2/12/1870 - 6/6/1870
     
(1) Calvert is in west central Robertson County. In 1870, as part of the Reconstruction political maneuvering in Robertson County, Calvert replaced Owensville as county seat. Handbook of Texas Online .
(2) 12th Legislature, Provisional Session - Qualified and took the oath of office on 2/12/1870, p. 16. House Journal .
(3) 12th Legislature, 1st C.S. - Adams sworn 4/27/1870, p. 8. Unseated in election contest and seat declared vacant 6/6/1870, pp. 308-310. House Journal . April 27, 1870
June 6, 1870
(4) J.W. Robertson, sworn 1/10/1871, succeeded S.J. Adams, sworn 2/12/1870, whose seat was declared vacant 6/6/1870, by reason of election fraud and intimidation. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(5) Calvert, Robertson County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(6) Party affiliation, Conservative. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas .
(7) Freestone County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992 1992.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Other Resources

  • Obituary, "Death of Mr. S.J. Adams," 2/20/1889, p. 8. Capt. S.J. Adams, born 4/14/1837 in Alabama; died 2/19/1889. Dallas Morning News .
  • Samuel J. Adams, birth date 4/14/1837, death date 2/19/1889, burial in Greenwood Cemetery in Dallas, Dallas County. Find a Grave .
  • Description of the gubernatorial election of 1869, including charges of voter fraud and intimidation in Owensville, Texas, pp. 141-146, Counterfeit Justice: The Judicial Odyssey of Texas Freedwoman Azeline Hearne. Google Books .
  • ADAMS, SAMUEL J. (1837-1889). "In 1870 Adams won election on the Democratic ticket as representative for nearby Freestone County to the Twelfth Texas Legislature." Handbook of Texas Online .
  • Confederate States Army, Private and Captain, 3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment (folded into Hood's Texas Brigade). Handbook of Texas Online .
  • Biographical sketch, S.J. Adams. Born 4/14/1837 in Stewart County, Georgia. Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas, 1880, New York, pp. 197-199. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .

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