Sherman Adams
| Sherman Adams | |
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| 67th Governor of New Hampshire | |
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In office January 6, 1949 – January 1, 1953 |
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| Preceded by | Charles M. Dale |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Gregg |
| 2nd White House Chief of Staff | |
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In office January 20, 1953 – October 7, 1958 |
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| President | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | John R. Steelman |
| Succeeded by | Wilton Persons |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 |
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| Preceded by | Foster Waterman Stearns |
| Succeeded by | Norris H. Cotton |
| Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives | |
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In office 1941–1944 |
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| Personal details | |
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Llewelyn Sherman Adams January 8, 1899 Windham County, Vermont |
| Died | October 27, 1986 (aged 87) Hanover, New Hampshire |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Rachel Leona White |
Llewelyn Sherman Adams (January 8, 1899 – October 27, 1986) was an American politician, best known as White House Chief of Staff for President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the culmination of an 18-year political career that also included a stint as Governor of New Hampshire. He lost his White House position in a scandal when he accepted an expensive vicuña coat.
Born in East Dover, Vermont, Adams was educated in Providence, Rhode Island public schools, graduating from Hope High School. He received an undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College (1920), having taken time off briefly for a six-month World War I stint in the United States Marine Corps. While at Dartmouth, Adams was a member of the New Hampshire Alpha chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. He then went into the lumber business, first in Healdville, Vermont (1921), then to a combined lumber and paper business in Lincoln, New Hampshire. He also was involved in banking.
Adams entered state politics as a Republican legislator (1941–44; Speaker of the House, 1944). He served a term in the United States House of Representatives (1945–47), making a failed effort to capture the 1946 Republican gubernatorial nomination in New Hampshire. He lost to incumbent Charles M. Dale. Sherman Adams won the governorship two years later, in 1948.
When Adams took office as governor, New Hampshire was suffering post-war recession. He called for frugality and thrift in both personal and state expenditures. Retirees were (and are) a significant part of New Hampshire's population; Adams called for increased state aid for the aged, and for legislation which would enable the state's seniors to qualify for Federal Old Age & Survivors Insurance. In 1950 he formed a Reorganization Committee to recommend changes in state operations, and he called for the legislature to act on the recommendations.
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