The Biographical Dictionary of America/Adams, Andrew

ADAMS, Andrew, delegate, was born in Stratford, Conn., Jan. 7, 1736. He was graduated at Yale, A.B., in 1760, and A.M. in 1763, was admitted to the bar, and practised in Stamford and Litchfield, Conn., 1763-93. He was a delegate to the Continental congress, 1777-82; a representative in the state legislature and a member of the council. He signed the articles of confederation, and was appointed judge of the supreme court in 1789, and chief-justice in 1793. He received the degree of LL.D. from Yale in 1796. He died in Litchfield, Conn., Nov. 26, 1797.