Frank Adamson
Frank Adamson (1809 - 1887) was a state legislator who served in the South Carolina House of Representatives during the Reconstruction era, from 1870 to 1874.[1]
Frank Adamson | |
|---|---|
| South Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office 1870–1874 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1809 South Carolina |
| Died | 1887 (aged 77–78) |
| Political party | Republican |
Adamson was born in 1809 in South Carolina as a slave and was a tailor by trade.[1]
He was nominated as a delegate to the Columbia Convention in the spring of 1970 along with eleven white and five other black delegates.[2] The 1870 United States census showed that he real-estate to the value of $1500.[1]
He was then selected as one of the house nominations by the Scott Ring in August 1870.[3] He was then elected to serve the county along with Reuben Gaither and Stephen Gary, serving as a Republican in the 1870-1872 session.[4]
Adamson and Gaither were again selected, along with Allison W. Hough, as the Republican nominations for the next session.[5] All three were then duly elected in October 1872 to serve for the 1873-1874 session.[6]
He spoke in favour of Temperance and had declared that his long and healthy life was due to never having drunk whiskey or any other "intoxicating liquors" as well as never taking a dose of medicine.[7]
He continued to be involved with politics such as presiding over the Camden convention in October 1878.[8]
His father William Adamson also served in the South Carolina's legislature.[1]
References
- Foner, Eric (1 August 1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. LSU Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-8071-2082-8. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- "Reform Meeting in Kershaw". The Lancaster News. 9 June 1870. p. 2. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- "Andrew H. Dibble County Commission Nomination27 Aug 1870". The Charleston Daily News. 27 August 1870. p. 2. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- "The State Elections - A sickening Story of Violence and Fraud". The Charleston Daily News. 29 October 1870. p. 1. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- "A convention of the Union Republican Party". Camden Journal. 19 September 1872. p. 2. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- "The New Assembly - Senate and House". The Charleston Daily News. 21 October 1872. p. 1. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- "The Camden Temperance Society". Camden Journal. 15 August 1872. p. 2. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- "Another Nomination (Camden convention)". Camden Journal. 24 October 1878. p. 3. Retrieved 22 April 2022.