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George M. Adams

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"(December 20, 1837 -- April 6, 1920) George Madison Adams was a(n) lawyer, clerk, soldier, register, secretary of state, commissioner of a railroad, United States Pension agent, and American politician. He was born in Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky. Adams was a clerk of the circuit court of Knox County, Kentucky (1859-1861), appointed register of the Kentucky land office by Governor J. Proctor Knott (1884 -1887), appointed secretary of state for Kentucky by Governor Simon Buckner (1887 -1891), appointed Kentucky state railroad commissioner (1891) and was appointed United States pension Agent at Louisville by President Cleveland (1894 - 1898). George served in the Civil war where he raised a company of volunteers, was captain of Company H 7th Regiment Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (1861 - 1863), and was commissioned paymaster with the rank of major. He was elected as a clerk of the United States House of Representatives for the 44th, 45th, and 46th Congresses (December 6, 1875 - December 5, 1881). Adams was elected as a Democrat to the 40th, 41st, 42nd, and 43rd Congresses (March 4, 1867 - March 3, 1875) and was not elected to the 44th Congress. [Source: 'Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present', available at https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=A000035]"

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