He was son of Joel Adams, and was born in Kichland District, S. C. He graduated Yale in 1807. He studied law in the office of the late Judge Nott, in Columbia, S. C. Soon after his admission to the bar, he left the profession, and thenceforward devoted himself, with eminent success, to the pursuits of a planter in his native district.
He was occasionally in public life, having been a member of the legislature of South Carolina in 1812 and 1813, and again in 1832.
~~1859-1860 Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University, page 4.
He was son of Joel Adams, and was born in Kichland District, S. C. He graduated Yale in 1807. He studied law in the office of the late Judge Nott, in Columbia, S. C. Soon after his admission to the bar, he left the profession, and thenceforward devoted himself, with eminent success, to the pursuits of a planter in his native district.
He was occasionally in public life, having been a member of the legislature of South Carolina in 1812 and 1813, and again in 1832.
~~1859-1860 Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University, page 4.
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