Lawrence Adams | |
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Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 9th district | |
In office January 1948 –January 1960 | |
Preceded by | L. A. Whittington |
Succeeded by | Marion W. Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | Natchez,Mississippi,U.S. | December 10,1914
Died | July 18,1994 79) Natchez,Mississippi,U.S. | (aged
Political party | Democratic |
George Lawrence Adams (December 10,1914 - July 18,1994) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He represented Adams County in the Mississippi State Senate from 1948 to 1960.
George Lawrence Adams was born December 10,1914,in Natchez,Mississippi. [1] He graduated from Natchez High School. [2] He then graduated from the University of Mississippi with a L.L.B. degree. [2] In 1937,he started practicing law in Natchez. [2] During World War II,Adams served in the Infantry branch of the United States Army and held the rank of Major when he was discharged. [3] [2] He also served on the Board of Trustees of Jefferson Military College. [1]
In 1947,Adams was elected to represent the 9th District (Adams County) in the Mississippi State Senate for the 1948–1952 term. [1] During this term,Adams the chairman of the Senate's Interstate Cooperation Committee and the vice-chairman of the Municipalities Committee and the Local &Private Affairs Committee. [1] He also served on several other committees:Conservation of Natural Resources;Finance (Recurring Appropriations);Judiciary;Registrations &Elections;and Military Affairs.
In 1951,Adams was re-elected to represent the 9th District for the 1952–1956 term. [4] During this term,Adams was the chairman of the Senate's Insurance Committee. [4] He also served on the following committees:Conservation of Natural Resources;Finance (Recurring Appropriations);Drainage;Interstate Cooperation;Judiciary;Juvenile Delinquency and Child Welfare;Local &Private Legislation;and Municipalities. [4]
In 1955,Adams was re-elected from the same district for a third term spanning from 1956 to 1960. [3] During this term,Adams was the chairman of both the Insurance and the Interstate &Federal Cooperation Committees. [3] Adams was also a member of the following committees:Aviation;Commerce &Manufacturing;Finance;Judiciary;Municipalities;Oil &Gas;and the powerful Rules Committee. [3]
Adams's Senate tenure ended in 1960 and was succeeded in the 9th District by Marion W. Smith. [5] In 1961,Adams was elected to serve on the Board of Directors of Mississippi Power &Light. [2] Adams died of a heart attack at 11 AM on July 18,1994,in Natchez,Mississippi. [6]
Adams was a member of the Presbyterian Church. [2] He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. [2] He was married to Kate Don Brandon,and they had two sons and two daughters. [2]