Michael "Mic" Adams (October 28, 1831 – December 24, 1903) was an American businessman and politician. Born in

Western, New York Western is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 1,951 at the 2010 census. The Town of Western is an interior town of Oneida County, north of Rome. History The town was first settled ''circa'' 1789. The Town of ...

, Adams moved with his parents to Jefferson County,

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in 1840. They moved to

Elba, Wisconsin Elba is a town in Dodge County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,086 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Astico and Danville are located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town ...

in 1845. In 1873, Adams started an insurance and real estate business in

Columbus, Wisconsin Columbus is a city in Columbia (mostly) and Dodge Counties in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 5,540 at the 2020 census. All of this population resided in the Columbia County portion of the city. Columbu ...

. He served in local government offices. In 1872 and 1883, Adams served in the

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as a

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. He died in Columbus, Wisconsin.''Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin'', Issue 52, Wisconsin Historical Society: 1905, p. 110.

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* 1831 births 1903 deaths People from Oneida County, New York People from Columbus, Wisconsin Businesspeople from Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly People from Elba, Wisconsin 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American businesspeople {{Wisconsin-WIAssembly-Republican-1830s-stub