Green Adams (August 20, 1812 – January 18, 1884) was a lawyer, slave owner, and member and functionary of the

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. He was born in Barbourville, Kentucky in 1812.

Biography

He studied law and was admitted to the bar. In 1839, he was elected to the

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. In 1844, he served as a presidential elector for the Whig Party. He was elected as a member of the Whig Party to the

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from Kentucky in 1847, remaining in that capacity through 1849. He was made a judge of the Circuit Court of Kentucky in 1851, remaining there though 1856. In 1859, he was reelected to the United States Congress for one term on the Opposition Party ticket. At the end of that term, in 1861, he was appointed the sixth auditor of the

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, remaining there through 1864. He was a slave owner.

In Philadelphia

He later set up a legal practice in

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. He died in Philadelphia in 1884. He is buried in

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''. Accessed August 29, 2007.

References

;Sources *''Who Was Who in America: Historical Volume, 1607-1896.'' Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1963.

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1812 births 1884 deaths People from Barbourville, Kentucky American people of English descent Whig Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky Opposition Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky Members of the Kentucky House of Representatives Kentucky state court judges Clerks of the United States House of Representatives Lawyers from Philadelphia American slave owners 19th-century American judges 19th-century American lawyers Burials at West Laurel Hill Cemetery {{Kentucky-politician-stub