Llewelyn Sherman Adams (1899 - 1986)

Born 8 Jan 1899 in Dover, Windham, Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Died 27 Oct 1986 at age 87 in Hanover, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States

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Preceded by 66th Governor Charles M. Dale

Sherman Adams 67th Governor of New Hampshire 1949-1953

Succeeded by 68th Governor Hugh Gregg

Biography

Sherman Adams is Notable.

Gov Sherman Adams served in the United States Marine Corps in World War I
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Llewelyn Sherman Adams was born on January 8, 1899 in East Dover, Windham County, Vermont, USA. He was the son of Clyde Henry Adams (1875–1966) and Winnie Sherman Adams (1876–1960).

He graduated from Dartmouth College, receiving his BA. Sherm was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

Sherman moved to Lincoln, New Hampshire where he began his love for politics and went into the lumber-paper business.

He served with the United States Marine Corps during World War I as a Private.

Sherm married Rachel Leona White in 1923. They had four children; Samuel, Jean, Sarah, and Marion Adams.

Sherman became co-owner of what is now one of New England's most popular ski destinations, Loon Mountain Ski Resort in Lincoln, New Hampshire.

Sherman Adams was on the cover of TIME Magazine, January 9, 1956 and June 30, 1958.

He was the 67th Governor of New Hampshire (1948) and 2nd White House Chief of Staff for President Dwight D. Eisenhower, from 1953-1958.

Sherman resigned as Chief of Staff for President Dwight D Eisenhower for allegedly receiving an oriental rug and fur coat from a Boston textiles manufacturer who had business with the United States Government.

In 1961, Sherman Adams wrote "Firsthand Report: The Story of the Eisenhower Administration".

He died on October 27, 1986 in Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital in Hanover, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA from respiratory arrest and renal failure at 87 years old.

BURIAL

Riverside Cemetery, Lincoln, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA MEMORIAL ID 6624131 l

• Fact: Residence (1899) Rhode Island, United States
• Fact: Military Service (20 Jan 1919) Lincoln, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
• Fact: Occupation (from 6 January 1949 to 1 January 1953) Governor of New Hampshire New Hampshire, United States
• Fact: Burial (1986) Riverside Cemetery, Lincoln, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
• Fact: Obituary (28 Oct 1986) SouthWest Central, Texas, United States
• Fact: Residence (05 May 2006) Loon Mountain Ski Area
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch ADAMS, Sherman, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in East Dover, Windham County, Vt., January 8, 1899; as an infant moved with his parents to Providence, R.I.; attended the public schools of Providence; served in the United States Marine Corps during the First World War; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1920; engaged in the lumber business in Healdville, Vt., in 1921 and 1922 and in the paper and lumber business in Lincoln, N.H., 1923-1944; also engaged in banking; member of the New Hampshire house of representatives 1941-1944, serving as speaker in 1943 and 1944; chairman of the Grafton County Republican Committee 1942-1944; delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1944 and 1952; elected as a Republican to the Seventy-ninth Congress (January 3, 1945-January 3, 1947); was not a candidate for renomination in 1946 but was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for the gubernatorial nomination; engaged as a representative of the American Pulpwood Industry in New York City 1946-1948; Governor of New Hampshire January 1, 1949-January 1, 1953; appointed The Assistant to President Eisenhower January 21, 1953, and served until his resignation September 22, 1958; engaged in writing and lecturing; established a ski resort in 1966 and was president and chairman of the board of Loon Mountain Corporation; was a resident of Lincoln, N.H., until his death in Hanover, N.H., October 27, 1986; interment in Riverside Cemetery, Lincoln, N.H.

Sources

• https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/8319, retrieved 30 April 2020
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 18 July 2020, 11:19), entry for Llewellyn Sherman Adams(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LDLV-F32); contributed by various users.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 06 May 2020, 01:59), entry for Llewellyn Sherman Adams(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LDLV-F32); contributed by various users.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #6624131 accessed on 17 May 2020
• Wikipedia: Sherman Adams
• This WikiTree profile is referenced from Wikidata: Item Q775070, en:Wikipedia
• NNDB
• Time Magazine