Marshal T. Adams

Marshal T. Adams
c. 1917
Member of the Mississippi State Senate
from the 31st district
In office
January 1916 – January 1924
Serving with
W. J. Evans (1920-1924)
N. W. Bradford (1916-1920)
Preceded byW. J. Evans
Frank Burkitt
Succeeded byW. J. Evans
John Harvey Neal
Personal details
Born(1886-09-23)September 23, 1886
Pontotoc County, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedOctober 27, 1987(1987-10-27) (aged 101)
Political partyDemocratic

Marshal (or Marshall)[1] Turner Adams (September 25, 1886 – October 27, 1987) was an American politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 31st District from 1916 to 1924.

Biography

Marshal Turner Adams was born on September 25, 1886, in Chesterville, Pontotoc County, Mississippi.[2] He was the son of George Turner Adams, who was a farmer and merchant; and Emma Jane (Carruth) Adams.[2] Adams attended the public schools of Pontotoc County and neighboring Lee County.[2] From 1903 to 1907, Adams attended a college preparatory school in McKenzie, Tennessee.[2] He began attending the University of Mississippi in 1907 and entered the school's Law Department in 1909.[2] From 1908 to 1910, Adams was a member of the university baseball team.[3] He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1911.[2] After graduation, he moved to Pontotoc, Mississippi, and began practicing law there.[2]

Political career and later life

In 1915, Adams was elected to represent the 31st District as a Democrat in the Mississippi State Senate for the 1916–1920 term.[2] In 1919, Adams was re-elected to this position and served in the 1920–1924 term.[4] By the early 1930s, Adams served as a district attorney.[5][6] By 1986, Adams was the oldest living alumnus of the University of Mississippi.[3] Adams died at the age of 101 on October 27, 1987.[1]

Personal life

Adams was a Methodist and a member of the Freemasons.[2] He was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.[2] He married Willye Mae Fletcher in 1913.[2] Adams had at least three children, whose names included Marshall Jr., George, and Aileen.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Marshall T Adams in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 794–795.
  3. ^ a b "Clipped From Clarion-Ledger". Clarion-Ledger. 1987-07-08. p. 31. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  4. ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1923). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 160–161.
  5. ^ "Not to enter race for governorship". Sun Herald. 1934-12-29. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  6. ^ "Monroe Circuit Court". Clarion-Ledger. 1929-10-31. p. 3. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  7. ^ "Obituary for CLARA CARRUTH ADAMS (Aged 72)". Clarion-Ledger. 1933-04-22. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-08-12.