William Charles Adamson
Personal
Birthday:
8/13/1854
Birthplace:
Bowdon, GA
Date of Death:
1/3/1929
Place of Death:
New York, NY
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Carrollton, Georgia, 1876-1917, 1928-1929
Judge, Carrollton [Georgia] City Court, 1885-1889
City attorney, Carrollton, Georgia
U.S. representative from Georgia, 1897-1917
Education
Name of School:
Bowdon College, Georgia
Degree:
A.B.
Degree Year:
1874 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. Customs Court
President Nominating:
Reassignment
Party Affiliation of President:
Reassignment
Commission Date:
5/28/1926
Termination Date:
1/20/1928
Termination Reason:
Retirement Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:
Member, Board of General Appraisers
Nominated by Woodrow Wilson on September 20, 1917, to a seat vacated by Henderson M. Somerville. Confirmed by the Senate on September 20, 1917, and received commission on September 24, 1917. Service terminated on May 28, 1926, due to reassignment.