Thomas Adams (1730 - 1788)

Born 1730 in New Kent, Virginia

Ancestors

Died Aug 1788 at about age 58 in Augusta, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Thomas Adams was a Founding Father in the American Revolution.

ADAMS, Thomas, a Delegate from Virginia; born in New Kent County, Va., in 1730; attended the common schools; clerk of Henrico County; journeyed to England in 1762 and attended to his extensive business interests there until 1774; returned before the Revolutionary War; member of the Virginia House of Burgesses and signed the Articles of Association May 27, 1774; chairman of the New Kent County Committee of Safety in 1774; Member of the Continental Congress in 1778 and 1779; a signer of the Articles of Confederation; moved to Augusta County, Va., in 1780; member of the State senate 1783-1786; died on his estate, “Cowpasture,” in Augusta County, Va., in August 1788.

Thomas was born in 1730. He passed away in 1788.

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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Adams_(politician)
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