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Isaac Adams (Wisconsin politician)

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Isaac Adams
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
In office
1867–1867
Personal details
Born(1825-04-19)April 19, 1825
Vernon, New York
DiedFebruary 28, 1879(1879-02-28) (aged 53)
Cottage Grove, Wisconsin

Isaac Adams (April 19, 1825 – September 28, 1879) was an American farmer and politician.

Born in Vernon, New York,[1] Adams moved to Wisconsin in 1853[1] and settled in Door Creek, Wisconsin, in the town of Cottage Grove in Dane County, Wisconsin, where he was a farmer.[1][2] He served as a justice of the peace for the town and was an enrolling officer during the American Civil War. Adams served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1867 and 1875 as a Republican.[1][3] He died at his home in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Death of Hon. Isaac Adams". Wisconsin State Journal. September 29, 1879. p. 1. Retrieved January 19, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "A Model Country Home—Small Fruit Culture". Wisconsin State Journal. January 31, 1879. p. 4. Retrieved January 20, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Wisconsin Blue Book, 1875, Biographical Sketch of Isaac Adams, p. 321.
  4. ^ Reports and Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, volume 9, Lyman Copeland Draper, Wisconsin Historical Society: 1909, Wisconsin Necrology 1879, p. 445.