John J. Adam

John J. Adam
John J. Adam
Michigan State Treasurer
	In office; March 13, 1842 – May 31, 1845
Governor	John S. Barry
Preceded by	George W. Jermain
Succeeded by	George R. Redfield
Michigan Auditor General
	In office; June 1, 1845 – February 20, 1846
Governor	John S. Barry; Alpheus Felch
Preceded by	Charles G. Hammond
Succeeded by	Digby V. Bell
	In office; March 21, 1848 – January 6, 1851
Governor	Epaphroditus Ransom; John S. Barry
Preceded by	Digby V. Bell
Succeeded by	John Swegles Jr.
Member of the Michigan Senate
	In office; January 6, 1840 – January 3, 1842
Member of the Michigan House of Representatives
	In office; January 7, 1839 – January 6, 1840
	In office; January 4, 1847 – January 3, 1848
	In office; January 4, 1871 – January 1, 1873
Personal details
Born	October 30, 1807; Paisley, Scotland
Died	July 8, 1888 (aged 80); Tecumseh, Michigan
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Armenia Bradley, Cornelia M. Woimple
Children	2
	[1]

John J. Adam (October 30, 1807 – July 8, 1888) was a Scottish-American teacher, businessman, and politician. He served in a number of elected and appointed positions in the first years of Michigan's statehood, including state treasurer, auditor general, and regent of the University of Michigan, as well as multiple terms in the state house of representatives and state senate.

Biography

Adam was born in Paisley, Scotland, on October 30, 1807, to Robert Adam and Mary Crichton. His father was a builder and lumber dealer who died when Adam was two years old, after which his mother moved back to her home county of Dumfriesshire, settling in Closeburn. Adam and his older brother Thomas both attended Wallace Hall Academy and then the University of Glasgow.[2] John Adam graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1826[3] with a Master of Arts degree.[2]

He left Scotland on July 4, 1826, and sailed to Baltimore, Maryland, arriving 46 days later. He settled in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, and began teaching languages and mathematics at Meadville Academy, where one of his students was George W. Cullum. Adam's brother Thomas came to the U.S. in 1827 and went on to have a career in medicine, publishing, and the military.[2]

Adam later moved to Tecumseh, Michigan, and married Armenia Bradley, a native of Barre, New York, in August 1838. They had two children, Charles, born in 1844, and Minnie, born in 1846. His wife died on July 8, 1870, and Adam married a widowed sister of hers, Cornelia M. Woimple, on November 5, 1873.[2]

Political career

Adam moved to Tecumseh, Michigan, and was elected as one of eight delegates from Lenawee County to the convention that drafted the first Constitution of Michigan in 1835.[2] He served as secretary of the Michigan Senate for its first three sessions from 1835 to 1838.[1] He was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives and served for one session in 1839, after which he was elected to the Michigan Senate and served from 1840 to 1841. Following that, he was elected state treasurer and served from 1842 until 1845, when Governor John S. Barry appointed him auditor general to complete the term of the deceased Charles G. Hammond. He served until 1847, when he was re-elected as a state representative, and after serving in the legislature for one year he was re-appointed auditor general from 1848 to 1851. Late in life, he was re-elected to the legislature and served in the 1871–1872 session.[2][3] Adam was a Democrat and served on the party's state central committee.[4]

He was appointed to the first Board of Regents of the University of Michigan in 1837 and served until his resignation in 1840.[3] During this time he helped to establish a branch of the university at Tecumseh;[2] these branches offered high school-level instruction in various courses depending on whether the student was to become a teacher, go to college, or to finish school at that point.[5] The Tecumseh branch was in operation from 1838 until 1851.[6] Adam also served as treasurer of the University of Michigan from 1844 to 1846 and from 1848 to 1851.[3]

Adam died on July 8, 1888, in Tecumseh.[3]

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References

Michigan Manual (1877–78 ed.). Lansing: W. S. George & Co. 1877. pp. 548–553. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
Portrait and Biographical Album of Lenawee County, Mich. 1. Chicago: Chapman Brothers. 1888. pp. 465–467. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
Hinsdale, Burke A. (1906), Demmon, Isaac (ed.), History of the University of Michigan, University of Michigan, p. 172, retrieved 2018-11-04
"Democratic State Convention". Grand River Times. 5 (227). Grand Haven, Michigan. January 30, 1856. p. 2. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
Peckham, Howard H; Steneck, Margaret L.; Steneck, Nicholas H. (1994). The Making of the University of Michigan, 1817-1992. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. ISBN 978-0-472-09594-0. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
"Tecumseh's University of Michigan Branch". Tecumseh Area Historical Society and Museum. 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-11-04.

Political offices
Preceded by George W. Jermain	Michigan State Treasurer 1842–1845	Succeeded by George R. Redfield
Preceded by Charles G. Hammond	Michigan Auditor General 1845–1846	Succeeded by Digby V. Bell
Preceded by Digby V. Bell	Michigan Auditor General 1848–1850	Succeeded by John Swegles, Jr.

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[MichiganManual1877-1] Michigan Manual (1877–78 ed.). Lansing: W. S. George & Co. 1877. pp. 548–553. Retrieved 2018-11-04.

[Chapman1888-2] Portrait and Biographical Album of Lenawee County, Mich. 1. Chicago: Chapman Brothers. 1888. pp. 465–467. Retrieved 2018-11-04.

[Hinsdale1906-3] Hinsdale, Burke A. (1906), Demmon, Isaac (ed.), History of the University of Michigan, University of Michigan, p. 172, retrieved 2018-11-04

[4] "Democratic State Convention". Grand River Times. 5 (227). Grand Haven, Michigan. January 30, 1856. p. 2. Retrieved 2018-11-04.

[5] Peckham, Howard H; Steneck, Margaret L.; Steneck, Nicholas H. (1994). The Making of the University of Michigan, 1817-1992. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. ISBN 978-0-472-09594-0. Retrieved 2018-11-04.

[6] "Tecumseh's University of Michigan Branch". Tecumseh Area Historical Society and Museum. 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2018-11-04.