W. C. Adams

Winfred Cooper "Chubby" Adams (May 25, 1888 - October 24, 1972) was an American politician in Mississippi who served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1924 to 1926 and in the Mississippi State Senate from 1928 to 1936. He served as the Senate's President Pro Tempore from 1932 to 1936

Early life Winfred Cooper Adams was born on May 25, 1888, in Corinth, Mississippi. He was the son of W. T. Adams, who owned a namesake machine company that burned in 1918, and his wife Dorcas Virginia (Johnston) Adams. W. C. Adams attended the public schools of Corinth. Later he received a military pension.

Career Adams started practicing law in January 1923. in the Mississippi State Senate for the term spanning from 1928 to 1932. During this term, Adams was the Senate's President Pro Tempore.

W. C. Adams was also involved in the Soggy Sweat’s Whiskey Speech of 1954, which used double-speak over the issue of the prohibition of alcohol.

Adams died in October 24, 1972, in Corinth, Mississippi.

Personal life In September 12, 1912, Adams married Mary E. Kirk and had four children, the eldest Bessie Kirk Adams (1913-1918), died from the Spanish Flu. Following her, they had Johnston Cooper Adams (1916-1995), John Kirk Adams (1918-1994), and William Shattuck Adams I (1923-2005).