Thomas Adams (sheriff)
Thomas Adams (April 20, 1804 – January 2, 1869) was sheriff of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, from 1848 to 1852, and from 1853 to January 1, 1857.[1][5]
Thomas Adams | |
|---|---|
| Norfolk County, Massachusetts Sheriff | |
| In office 1853 – January 1, 1857[1] | |
| Appointed by | John H. Clifford[1] |
| Preceded by | John W. Thomas |
| Succeeded by | John W. Thomas |
| Norfolk County, Massachusetts Sheriff | |
| In office 1848–1852 | |
| Preceded by | Jerauld N. E. Mann |
| Succeeded by | John W. Thomas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 20, 1804.[2] Quincy, Massachusetts [2] |
| Died | January 2, 1869[3] |
| Political party | Whig[4] |
| Spouse(s) | Mehetabel Field[4] |
Biography
Adams was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, on April 20, 1804.[2] Early in life, Adams worked as a butcher alongside his father; later, he owned several different stage lines and traded in horses.[2] Adams married Mehetabel Field, the daughter of Joseph and Relief (Baxter) Field on April 4, 1826.[4]
References
- Cutter, William Richard (1908), William Richard Cutter (ed.), Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts, Vol. I, New York, NY: Lewis Historical Pub. Co., p. 1873
- Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1884), History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol I., Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & Co., p. 28.
- Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1884), History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol I., Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & Co., p. 29.
- Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1884), History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol I., Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & Co., p. 375.
- "History". Norfolk County Sheriff's Office. Archived from the original on December 23, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1884), History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts: With Biographical Sketches of Many of Its Pioneers and Prominent Men Vol I., Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & Co., p. 376.
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