John Q. Adams | |
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 Portrait from The History of Columbia County, Wisconsin (1880) | |
| Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 25th district | |
| In office January 2, 1854 –January 5, 1857 | |
| Spouse | Lucy S. Pomeroy (m. 1846–1895) |
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| Profession | Teacher, politician |
John Quincy Adams (October 5, 1816 –March 17, 1895) was an American educator and Republican politician. He served as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and the Assembly, representing Columbia County.
Adams was born in Ashfield, Massachusetts, the son of Charles Adams and Polly ( née Howes). [1] He was educated in the common schools and became a teacher. [2] He moved to Fountain Prairie, Wisconsin, in 1844, [3] [4] [5] and served on the Columbia County and Fountain Prairie town boards as the Columbia County treasurer and the Fountain Prairie town superintendent of schools. Adams also served on the Columbus school board and other offices. [6]
He served as a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1853 and 1863, and was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1854 to 1856. He represented Columbia County, Wisconsin. [3] [7]
Adams married Lucy S. Pomeroy on June 11, 1846, [3] and they had ten children. He and his family were Congregationalists. [2] [3]
Adams County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,654. Its county seat is Friendship. The county was created in 1848 and organized in 1853. Sources differ as to whether its name is in honor of the second President of the United States, John Adams, or his son, the sixth President, John Quincy Adams.
Columbia County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,490. Its county seat and largest city is Portage. The county was created in 1846 as part of Wisconsin Territory.
Portage is a city in and the county seat of Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 10,581 at the 2020 census, making it the largest city in Columbia County. The city is part of the Madison Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Everett V. "Cy" Bidwell was a Wisconsin politician who served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and Wisconsin Senate, serving the 27th District of Wisconsin.
The 13th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate. Located in south central Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Green Lake and Marquette counties, along with most of Dodge County, western Fond du Lac County, and parts of northern Jefferson County, eastern Adams County, northeast Columbia County, and southwest Winnebago County. It includes the cities of Beaver Dam, Horicon, Markesan, Mayville, Montello, Princeton, Ripon, Watertown, and Waupun.
The 14th Senate District of Wisconsin is one of 33 districts in the Wisconsin Senate. Located in central Wisconsin, the district comprises all of Richland and Sauk counties, along with most of Columbia County and parts of southern Adams County, southern Juneau County, and northern Dane County. It contains the cities of Baraboo, Columbus, Portage, Reedsburg, Richland Center, and Wisconsin Dells, and the villages of DeForest, Lake Delton, Poynette, Prairie du Sac, and Sauk City, and part of the city of Madison. The district also contains landmarks such as Devil's Lake State Park, Dane County Regional Airport, Mirror Lake State Park, Lake Wisconsin and the Kilbourn Dam.
Robert Bland Sanderson was an American businessman, farmer, rancher and politician from Columbia County, Wisconsin who represented part or all of Columbia County in the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate at various times in the 1860s, before moving to Texas and becoming a prominent businessman in Tom Green County.
Andrew Jackson Turner was an American politician, newspaper editor, and businessman. He served 4 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing western Columbia County, and was the 2nd Wisconsin Railroad Commissioner. He also served as the 17th mayor of Portage, Wisconsin (1881–1884), and was chief clerk of the Wisconsin Senate for the 1876 and 1877 terms. In contemporaneous documents, his name was almost always abbreviated as A. J. Turner. He also sometimes went by the nickname "Jack Turner".
John Phillips was an American physician and politician.
Jonathan Bowman was an American lawyer, businessman, and politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate.
Eliphalet Steele Miner was an American merchant, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the first American settler at Necedah, Wisconsin, and represented Juneau County for four years in the Wisconsin Legislature. He was also the first county judge of Adams County, Wisconsin, despite not having a legal background. In historical documents, his name is frequently abbreviated as E. S. Miner.
William Warren Corning was an American merchant and Democratic politician. He was the 15th mayor of Portage, Wisconsin (1875–1877), and represented western Columbia County in the Wisconsin State Assembly for the 1872 session.
Henry Charles Brace was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.
William Henry Proctor was an American farmer and Republican politician. He served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Columbia County.
Martin Calvin Hobart was an American farmer and Republican politician. During the American Civil War he served as an officer in the Iron Brigade of the Army of the Potomac. He served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Columbia County.
The 1873 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1873. Democratic Party candidate William Robert Taylor was elected with 55% of the vote, defeating incumbent Republican Governor Cadwallader C. Washburn.
John L. Porter was an American farmer and local politician from Pacific, Wisconsin who served a single one-year term in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
William Thomas Parry was a Welsh American immigrant, businessman, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly, representing Columbia County.
William Frame Conger was an American businessman and Republican politician from the state of Wisconsin. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing Sauk and western Columbia counties in the 1895 and 1897 sessions.
Moses Mitchell Davis was an American physician, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was a member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing Columbia County from 1857 through 1861, and served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly, in 1856. He was also a regent of the University of Wisconsin, where he was instrumental in passage of a resolution in favor of co-education.
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