Thomas Adams (sheriff)

Thomas Adams (April 20, 1804 – January 2, 1869) was sheriff of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, from 1848 to 1852, and from 1853 to January 1, 1857.[1][5]

Thomas Adams
Norfolk County, Massachusetts Sheriff
In office
1853  January 1, 1857[1]
Appointed byJohn H. Clifford[1]
Preceded byJohn W. Thomas
Succeeded byJohn W. Thomas
Norfolk County, Massachusetts Sheriff
In office
1848–1852
Preceded byJerauld N. E. Mann
Succeeded byJohn W. Thomas
Personal details
BornApril 20, 1804.[2]
Quincy, Massachusetts [2]
DiedJanuary 2, 1869[3]
Political partyWhig[4]
Spouse(s)Mehetabel Field[4]

Biography

Adams was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, on April 20, 1804.[2] Early in life, Adams worked as a butcher alongside his father; later, he owned several different stage lines and traded in horses.[2] Adams married Mehetabel Field, the daughter of Joseph and Relief (Baxter) Field on April 4, 1826.[4]

Adams died of apoplexy on January 2, 1869.[6][3]

References

  1. Cutter, William Richard (1908), William Richard Cutter (ed.), Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Vol. I, New York, NY: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., p. 1873
  2. Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1884), History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol I., Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & Co., p. 28.
  3. Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1884), History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol I., Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & Co., p. 29.
  4. Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1884), History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol I., Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & Co., p. 375.
  5. "History". Norfolk County Sheriff's Office. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  6. Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1884), History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol I., Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & Co., p. 376.


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