Thomas Adams (politician)
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Virginia to the Continental Congress | |
| In office 1778–1780 | |
| Member of the Virginia State Senate | |
| In office 1784–1787 | |
Thomas Adams (1730– August 1788) was a politician and businessman from Virginia. One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, he was a delegate of the Continental Congress and signed the Articles of Confederation.
Early years
Adams was born in
Career
His first political position was as a clerk of Henrico County and vestryman of that parish, from 1757 to 1761, and later a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, and churchwarden until 1762.[1][3] Adams had extensive business interests in England and resided there from 1762 to around 1774.[1]
In 1774, he resumed his residence in Virginia before the outbreak of the American Revolution. He became chairman of the New Kent County Committee of Safety and signed the Virginia Association entered into by the House of Burgesses, on May 27, 1774.[1] Adams was chosen as a delegate from Virginia to the Continental Congress in 1778 and 1779,[2] and signed the Articles of Confederation.[4]
Later years
In 1780, Adams moved to
References
Sources
- United States Congress. "Thomas Adams (id: A000049)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Attribution
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Johnson, Rossiter, ed. (1906). "Adams, Thomas". The Biographical Dictionary of America. Vol. 1. Boston: American Biographical Society. p. 56.
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