About John Q. Adams
Lived 1816 – 1895 (aged 78). John Q. Adams was an American politician.
John Quincy Adams (October 5, 1816 – March 17, 1895) was an American educator,Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He represented Columbia County for three years in the Wisconsin Senate (1854–1857), and for two years in the state Assembly (1853, 1863).
Biography Adams was born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, the son of Charles Adams and Polly ( Howes). He was educated in the common schools and became a teacher. He moved to Fountain Prairie, Wisconsin, in 1844, and served on the Columbia County and Fountain Prairie town boards as the Columbia County treasurer and the Fountain Prairie town superintendent of schools. Adams also served on the Columbus school board and other offices.
He served as a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1853 and 1863, and was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1854 to 1856. He represented Columbia County, Wisconsin.
Adams died on March 17, 1895, in Columbus.
Personal life Adams married Lucy S. Pomeroy on June 11, 1846, and they had ten children. He and his family were Congregationalists.
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Who was John Q. Adams?
19th century American politician
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John Q. Adams was born on 5 October 1816 in Ashfield, Massachusetts.
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John Q. Adams died on 17 March 1895 in Columbus (town), Wisconsin.
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John Q. Adams was a politician.
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John Q. Adams was American.
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· DBpedia: John Q. Adams (Wisconsin politician)
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