John Adams (August 26, 1778 – September 25, 1854) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a
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from 1833 to 1835.
Life
John studied law, and taught school in Durham. John was admitted to the bar in 1805, and began to practice in Durham. John was Surrogate of
Greene County, New York
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from 1810 to 1811.
Political career
He was a member of the
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for the
14th United States Congress
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, and was declared elected due to a mistake made by the deputy county clerk who had transcribed the returns. Credentials were issued by the
Secretary of State of New York
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, but John Adams did not take or claim the seat. His Democratic-Republican opponent
Erastus Root
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contested Adams's election and was seated on December 26, 1815.
John Adams was elected as a Jacksonian to the 23rd Congress, and served from March 4, 1833 to March 3, 1835.
Later career and death
Afterwards he resumed his law practice in Catskill. John also became a director of the
Canajoharie and Catskill Railroad
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in 1835.
John was buried at the Thompson Street Cemetery in Catskill.