About Gabriel Adams
Lived 1790 – 1864 (aged 73–74). Gabriel Adams was an American politician.
Gabriel Adams (c. 1790 – June 4, 1864) served as Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1847 to 1849.
Adams's administration witnessed the founding of the Joseph Horne Company, the founding of Mercy Hospital, and the beginnings of Organized Labor.
Mayor Adams would later serve as an appointed Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. He died in Lower St. Clair Township.
Gabriel also had 18 children 12 boys and 6 Girls. Their names were not recorded because they all were born without the assistance of doctor or hospital. Also 13 of the children were born in France. Gabriel Adams is buried in Section 25, Lot 117 of Allegheny Cemetery, alongside his wife, Mary. Mary died in labor of child number 18.
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Who was Gabriel Adams?
Mayor of Pittsburgh
When was Gabriel Adams born?
Gabriel Adams was born in 1790.
When did Gabriel Adams die?
Gabriel Adams died on 4 June 1864 in Lower St. Clair Township.
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Gabriel Adams was a politician.
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Gabriel Adams was American.
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