Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Herman Adams, Jr.

Full Name: Herman Abel Adams, Jr.
Birth date: July 16, 1941
Death date: January 30, 1984

Terms of Service

House, 65th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ Legislature
1/11/1977 - 1/10/1978
Democrat
House, 64th Legislature
1/14/1975 - 1/11/1977
Democrat
House, 63rd Legislature
1/9/1973 - 1/14/1975
Democrat

(1) Proclamations, 1/3/1978 and 3/1/1978, ordering a special election in House District 5 on 2/18/1978, and second special election on 3/21/1978, to serve out the unexpired term of the Honorable Herman Adams, Jr. Governor Dolph Briscoe . March 1, 1978
January 3, 1978
(2) Jerry L. Clark, in special runoff election 3/21/1978, succeeded Herman Adams, Jr., resigned 1/10/1978. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(3) Adams resignation letter 12/24/1977, effective 1/10/1978. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office .
(4) Jerry Clark oath of office 3/31/1978. First session was 65th 2nd Called Session. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Seniority Order .
(5) Special election 2/18/1978, runoff 3/21/1978. Texas Secretary of State - Election Dates Including Special Elections, 1966-2001 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

68th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HCR 13. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. Herman Adams, Jr., State Preservation Board
Photograph. Herman Adams, Jr., State Preservation Board
Photograph. Herman Adams, Jr., State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Obituary, Herman Adams, 1/31/1984, p. B4. "Executive director for government relations for the University of Texas System . . . he was elected in 1972 to the first of three terms in the state House of Representatives." Austin American-Statesman .
Herman Abel Adams, Jr., birth date 7/16/1941. FamilySearch Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 .
Herman Adams, Jr., birth date 7/16/1941, death date 1/30/1984, burial in Resthaven Cemetery, Silsbee, Hardin County. Find a Grave .
Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974 1975.