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Andrew Adams (other)
Andrew Adams may refer to: * Andrew Adams (American football) (born 1992), American football safety *Andrew Adams (politician) Andrew Adams (January 7, 1736 – November 26, 1797) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, and political leader in Connecticut during the nation's Revolutionary Era. As a delegate from Connecticut to the Second Continental Congress, ... (1736–1797), American lawyer, jurist, and political leader * Andrew Leith Adams (1827–1883), Scottish physician, naturalist and geologist * Andy Adams (writer) (1859–1935), American writer of western fiction * Andy Adams (pseudonym), a Grosset & Dunlap pseudonym for several writers of a series of novels featuring Biff Brewster *Andrew Adams, character in '' Fear the Walking Dead'' See also * Adams (surname) {{hndis, Adams, Andrew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Adams (American Football)
Andrew Adams (born October 28, 1992) is an American football safety for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Connecticut. College career Adams started 33 games throughout his college tenure including all 12 in 2014 and all 13 in 2015. He was one of four captains his senior year with the Huskies. He led the Huskies with 103 tackles, as well as adding three interceptions and seven passes defended in his final season as a Husky. Professional career New York Giants 2016 On May 1, 2016, the New York Giants signed Adams to a three-year, $1.62 million contract as an undrafted free agent. file:Andrew Adams (American football).JPG, left, 200px, Adams playing for the New York Giants in 2017. On September 3, 2016, the New York Giants waived Adams as part of their final roster cuts, but signed him to their practice squad the following day. On September 23, 2016, Adams was promoted from practice squad to the active roster. On September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Adams (politician)
Andrew Adams (January 7, 1736 – November 26, 1797) was an American Founding Father, lawyer, jurist, and political leader in Connecticut during the nation's Revolutionary Era. As a delegate from Connecticut to the Second Continental Congress, he signed the Articles of Confederation in 1778. Following the war, he returned to his law practice, and in 1793, he was appointed Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court. Early life Adams was born in Stratford, Connecticut, the son of Samuel (1703–1788) and Mary Fairchild (1698–1803) Adams. His father practiced law in Stratford and was a judge of Fairfield County. Adams attended Yale and graduated in 1760 before reading law with his father.Marquis Who's Who, Inc. ''Who Was Who in American History, the Military''. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. P. 2 He first practiced in Stamford. In 1772, he was named the king's attorney for Litchfield County. He moved to Litchfield in 1774 and made his home there for the rest of his li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Leith Adams
Andrew Leith Adams FRSE, FRS (21 March 1827 – 29 July 1882) was a Scottish physician, naturalist and geologist. He was the father of the writer Francis Adams.Gaston, A. J. in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Volume 1. pp. 222–223 Life and career Adams was the son of Francis Adams (1796–1861), a surgeon and Espeth Shaw. He studied medicine and joined as an army physician in 1848, serving in the 22nd Infantry Regiment in India. Between 1849–1854 he was posted in Dagshai, Rawalpindi and Peshawar. He also served in Kashmir, Egypt, Malta (1861–1868), Gibraltar and Canada. He married Bertha Jane Grundy on 26 October 1859, who later became famous as a novelist. He spent his spare time studying the natural history of these countries. He was among the first to study the interior of Ladakh and wrote about it in "The Birds of Cashmere and Ladakh". The orange bullfinch (''Pyrrhula aurantiaca'') was discovered by him as also the first breeding site of brown-headed gull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Adams (writer)
Andy Adams (May 3, 1859 – September 26, 1935) was an American writer of western fiction. Life and career Andy Adams was born in Thorncreek Township, Whitley County, Indiana, the son of Andrew Adams, who was of Irish descent, and Elizabeth Elliott, who was of Scottish descent. As a boy, he helped with the cattle and horses on the family farm. During the early 1880s, he went to Texas, where he stayed for 10 years, spending much of that time driving cattle on the western trails. In 1890, he tried working as a businessman, but the venture failed, so he tried gold-mining in Colorado and Nevada. In 1894, he settled in Colorado Springs, where he lived until his death. He began writing at the age of 43, publishing his most successful book, ''The Log of a Cowboy'', in 1903. His other works include ''A Texas Matchmaker'' (1904), ''The Outlet'' (1905), ''Cattle Brands'' (1906), ''Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography'' (1907), ''Wells Brothers'' (1911), and ''The Ranch on the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Adams (pseudonym)
Andy Adams is the Grosset & Dunlap house name for three writers who authored the Biff Brewster series of adventure and mystery novels for adolescent boys in the early and mid-1960s. The real-world authors were Walter B. Gibson, Edward Pastore, and Peter Harkins Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur .... References External links * 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American male writers American mystery novelists American children's writers House names American adventure novelists American male novelists {{US-child-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
