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Charles B. Adams (September 2, 1887 – February 6, 1961) was a Vermont politician, judge and attorney who served as President of the Vermont State Senate and a Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court. ==Biography== Charles Bayley Adams was born in Randolph, Vermont on September 2, 1887.〔U.S. World War I Civilian Draft Registrations, entry for Charles Bayley Adams, accessed July 4, 2012〕〔U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, entry for Charles Bayley Adams, accessed July 4, 2012〕 He received his bachelor of laws degree from the University of Maine School of Law in 1913 and settled in Waterbury, Vermont, where he established a law practice.〔Vermont Secretary of State, Legislative Directory, 1947, page 589〕〔(James Clark Fifield ), The American Bar, 1918, page 674〕〔(Phi Kappa Phi fraternity ), Journal of Phi Kappa Phi, Volumes 1-6, 1915, page 44〕〔(University of Maine at Orono ), Annual Catalog, 1913, page 240〕〔(University of Maine Alumni Association ), Alumni Directory, 1921, page 108〕 A Republican, Adams served in local offices including town lister (1917–1918), and town clerk and village clerk (1919 – 1937). From 1921 to 1927 he served as Washington County State's Attorney.〔Vermont Secretary of State, Legislative Directory, 1945, pages 597 to 598〕 Adams was elected to the Vermont Senate in 1930 and served two terms, 1931 to 1935. From 1933 to 1935 he was the Senate's President Pro Tem.〔Vermont Secretary of State, Legislative Directory, 1955, page 594〕 In 1934 Adams was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives. He was reelected in 1936, and served from 1935 until 1937, when he resigned.〔Vermont Secretary of State, Legislative Directory, 1935, page 484〕〔(Vermont Secretary of State ), Legislative Directory, 1941, page 620〕 Adams resigned from the House to accept appointment as a Judge of the Vermont Superior Court, where he served from 1937 to 1949.〔(Vermont Secretary of State ), Legislative Directory, 1957, page 606〕 In 1949 Adams was elevated to the Vermont Supreme Court, where he served as an Associate Justice until his death.〔(University of Maine at Orono ), The Maine Alumnus, Volume 30, Issue 5, 1949〕〔(George Derby, James Terry White ), The National Cyclopædia of American Biography, Volume 49, 1966〕 Adams died in Burlington on February 9, 1961.〔(Vermont Bar Association ), Annual Meeting Proceedings, 1961, page 24〕〔Vermont Death Records, entry for Charles Bayley Adams, accessed July 4, 2012〕 He was buried in Waterbury's Hope Cemetery.〔(Charles Bayley Adams page ), Find A Grave, accessed July 4, 2012〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles B. Adams」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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