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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New HampshireADAMS, Sherman
(1899—1986)
ADAMS, Sherman, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in East Dover, Windham County, Vt., January 8, 1899; as an infant moved with his parents to Providence, R.I.; attended the public schools of Providence; served in the United States Marine Corps during the First World War; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1920; engaged in the lumber business in Healdville, Vt., in 1921 and 1922 and in the paper and lumber business in Lincoln, N.H., 1923-1944; also engaged in banking; member of the New Hampshire house of representatives 1941-1944, serving as speaker in 1943 and 1944; chairman of the Grafton County Republican Committee 1942-1944; delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1944 and 1952; elected as a Republican to the Seventy-ninth Congress (January 3, 1945-January 3, 1947); was not a candidate for renomination in 1946 but was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for the gubernatorial nomination; engaged as a representative of the American Pulpwood Industry in New York City 1946-1948; Governor of New Hampshire January 1, 1949-January 1, 1953; appointed The Assistant to President Eisenhower January 21, 1953, and served until his resignation September 22, 1958; engaged in writing and lecturing; established a ski resort in 1966 and was president and chairman of the board of Loon Mountain Corporation; was a resident of Lincoln, N.H., until his death in Hanover, N.H., October 27, 1986.
Adams, Rachel. On the Other Hand
. New York: Harper and Row, 1963.
Adams, Sherman. Firsthand Report: The Story of the Eisenhower Administration
. 1961. Reprint, Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1974.
———. The Weeks Act: A 75th Anniversary Appraisal
. 1986. Reprint, New York: Newcomen Society of the United States, 1987.
Anderson, Patrick. “The Incorruptible Man: Adams.” In his Presidents’ Men
, 149-166. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1968.
Henderson, Phillip Gregory. “Organizing the White House for Effective Leadership: Lessons from the Eisenhower Years (Presidency).” Ph.D. diss., University of Michigan, 1986.
Kenison, Frank R. and Sherman Adams. The Enterprise of the North Country of New Hampshire
. New York: Newcomen Society in North America, 1980.
Koenig, Louis W. The Invisible Presidency
, 338-404. New York: Rindhart, 1960.
Mooney, Booth. “Ike’s Decline and Adam’s Fall.” In his Politicians: 1945-1960
, 164-165, 288-297. New York: Lippincott, 1970.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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