George Adams (judge)
| George Adams | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi | |
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In office June 18, 1838 – September 30, 1838 |
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| Appointed by | Operation of law |
| Preceded by | Court established |
| Succeeded by | Samuel J. Gholson |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi | |
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In office June 18, 1838 – September 30, 1838 |
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| Appointed by | Operation of law |
| Preceded by | Court established |
| Succeeded by | Samuel J. Gholson |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Mississippi | |
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In office January 20, 1836 – June 18, 1838 |
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| Appointed by | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | Powhatan Ellis |
| Succeeded by | Court abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 1, 1784 Lynchburg, Virginia |
| Died | August 14, 1844 (aged 60) Jackson, Mississippi |
| Alma mater | Read law |
| Profession | Attorney |
George Adams (August 1, 1784 – August 14, 1844) was an American lawyer and political figure who served in Kentucky and, later, Mississippi state offices and, was later a United States attorney and federal judge.
George Adams was born in the Virginia settlement of Lynchburg, two years before its establishment as a chartered community in 1786. He moved to Frankfort, the capital of the neighboring Commonwealth of Kentucky, where he read law and maintained a private practice from 1810 to 1825, while serving in the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1810–11 and, again, in 1814. In 1825, he moved south, crossing Virginia and Tennessee, to settle in Mississippi's oldest city, Natchez, which is connected to Tennessee's capital, Nashville, via the region's best-known land transportation route, the Natchez Trace. Following private law practice in Natchez from 1825 to 1827, he served as the state's attorney general in 1828–29, returning to his Natchez practice in 1829–30. In 1830 he was appointed United States Attorney for the District of Mississippi, serving until January 12, 1836, when he received a nomination from President Andrew Jackson to a seat vacated by Powhatan Ellis on the United States District Court for the District of Mississippi. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 20 and received his commission that day. When the District of Mississippi was divided into a Northern District and Southern District on June 18, 1838, Adams was reassigned by operation of law to both districts. Shortly thereafter, on September 30, after having served as judge for two years and eight-and-a-half months, Adams resigned his office and returned to private practice.
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