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Adams, Charles Edward  "Chas., Charlie"  

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Senate 1915-1936 (District 57)

Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus

Counties Served:  Cook, Lake, St. Louis

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth: 10/01/1867 Date of Death:  10/06/1936
Birth Place:  Boston, Massachusetts Birth County:       Birth Country:   United States
Other Names:   Chas., Charlie  
Gender:   Male Religion:  Congregational
City of Residence (when first elected):   Duluth

Occupation (when first elected):   Practicing Law

EDUCATION
Fargo High School, North Dakota; Secondary; Graduate, 1888
Princeton University; Attended College; 1892 (1 year)
Fargo College, North Dakota; Attended College
University of Minnesota, Academic Department; College Graduate; Greek, Latin, and Mathematics; 1896
University of Minnesota, Law Department; Law Degree; 1900

OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
School Board/Administration Granite Falls, Minnesota (Superintendent of City Schools) ??/??/1896 to ??/??/1898
County Attorney St. Louis County, Minnesota (Special Counsel) Appointed 04/08/1911 to ??/??/19??
State Lieutenant Governor Minnesota 06/25/1929 to 01/06/1931

FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse/Partner:  Grace Mabel Tennant (married in 1902)
Children:  Three children: John (son); Elizabeth, and Mary (daughters)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

GENERAL NOTES
His family moved to western New York shortly after he was born. He moved to the Dakota Territory (North Dakota) in 1882, with his parents. He moved to Duluth, Minnesota in 1900.

He became Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota when William Ignatius Nolan was elected to the United States House of Representatives.

He was a member of the Republican Party.

He played quarterback and halfback on the University of Minnesota's football team, 1893-1895.

He was a member of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity.

He was a member of the St. Louis County Historical Society.

He attended the First Congregational Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota until he moved to Duluth, Minnesota where he attended Pilgrim Congregational Church.

He was a member of the Scottish Rite Masons.

Religion provided by the Journal of the Minnesota Senate, March 18, 1937, p. 660.
SESSIONS SERVED
Legislative Session: 49 (1935-1936)    Photo
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Body: Senate Elected: 11/6/1934 Term of Office: 1/8/1935 to 10/6/1936  (unfinished term)
District: 57 Residence: Duluth
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: General Practice of Law  
Party:   Nonpartisan Election     
Committees:
Public Highways (Chair)

Reason for unfinished term: Death
Session Notes:  He died while in office.
Legislative Session: 48 (1933-1934)  (second half of Senate term)
Body: Senate Elected: 11/6/1930 Term of Office: 1/6/1931 to 1/7/1935 
District: 57 Residence: Duluth
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: General Practice of Law  
Party:   Nonpartisan Election     
Committees:
Public Highways (Chair)

Legislative Session: 47 (1931-1932) 
Body: Senate Elected: 11/6/1930 Term of Office: 1/6/1931 to 1/7/1935 
District: 57 Residence: Duluth
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: General Practice of Law  
Party:   Nonpartisan Election     
Committees:
Public Highways (Chair)

Legislative Session: 46 (1929-1930)  (second half of Senate term)
Body: Senate Elected: 11/2/1926 Term of Office: 1/4/1927 to 1/5/1931 
District: 57 Residence: Duluth
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: General Practice of Law  
Party:   Nonpartisan Election     
Committees:
Public Highways (Chair)

Leadership Position: President Pro Tempore
Legislative Session: 45 (1927-1928) 
Body: Senate Elected: 11/2/1926 Term of Office: 1/4/1927 to 1/5/1931 
District: 57 Residence: Duluth
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: General Practice of Law  
Party:   Nonpartisan Election     
Committees:
Public Highways (Chair)

Legislative Session: 44 (1925-1926)  (second half of Senate term)
Body: Senate Elected: 11/7/1922 Term of Office: 1/2/1923 to 1/3/1927 
District: 57 Residence: Duluth
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: General Practice of Law  
Party:   Nonpartisan Election     
Committees:
Public Highways (Chair)

Legislative Session: 43 (1923-1924)    Photo
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Body: Senate Elected: 11/7/1922 Term of Office: 1/2/1923 to 1/3/1927 
District: 57 Residence: Duluth
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: Practicing Law  
Party:   Nonpartisan Election     
Committees:
Public Highways (Chair)

Legislative Session: 42 (1921-1922)  (second half of Senate term)
Body: Senate Elected: 11/5/1918 Term of Office: 1/7/1919 to 1/1/1923 
District: 57 Residence: Duluth
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: Practicing Law  
Party:   Nonpartisan Election     
Committees:

Legislative Session: 41 (1919-1920) 
Body: Senate Elected: 11/5/1918 Term of Office: 1/7/1919 to 1/1/1923 
District: 57 Residence: Duluth
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: Practicing Law  
Party:   Nonpartisan Election     
Committees:
Public Utilities (Chair)

Legislative Session: 40 (1917-1918)  (second half of Senate term)
Body: Senate Elected: 11/3/1914 Term of Office: 1/5/1915 to 1/6/1919 
District: 57 Residence: Duluth
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: Practicing Law  
Party:   Nonpartisan Election     
Committees:

Legislative Session: 39 (1915-1916) 
Body: Senate Elected: 11/3/1914 Term of Office: 1/5/1915 to 1/6/1919 
District: 57 Residence: Duluth
Counties Represented: Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation: Practicing Law  
Party:   Nonpartisan Election     
Committees:
Judiciary
Judiciary Subcommittee: Pleading, Practice and Evidence
Judiciary Subcommittee: Real Property and Curative Acts
Judiciary Subcommittee: Tax Laws

 

OTHER INFORMATION

Articles & Books About
Biographical Information from the Minnesota Historical Society's Governors of Minnesota

In Memoriam: Claude H. MacKenzie, Harlow H. Bonniwell, Patrick W. Morrison and Charles E. Adams. State of Minnesota Senate Chamber, March 18, 1937.

Tribute to Senator Charles Edward Adams, Minnesota Journal of the Senate, March 18, 1937, p. 659-661.