The Biographical Dictionary of America/Adamson, William Charles

ADAMSON, William Charles, representative, was born in Bowdon, Ga., Aug. 13, 1854; son of John W. and Mary A. (McDaniel) Adamson, and grandson of William C. Adamson, and of John McDaniel. His youth was spent on a farm and in hauling cotton and goods between Atlanta and Bowdoin. He was graduated at Bowdoin college in 1874, studied law in the office of the Hon. S. W. Harris, was admitted to the bar in October, 1876, and practised in Carrollton, Ga. He was judge of the city court of Carrollton, 1885-'89; city attorney for a number of years; presidential elector in 1892; and a representative in the 55th and 56th congresses, 1897-1901. He was married Jan. 29, 1885, to Minna Reese of Carrollton, Ga.