Background
Charles Adkins was born on February 7, 1863 in Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. He was a son of Sampson and Eliza Ann (Mintun) Adkins.
Charles Adkins was born on February 7, 1863 in Pickaway County, Ohio, United States. He was a son of Sampson and Eliza Ann (Mintun) Adkins.
Charles Adkins attended the common schools.
Charles Adkins taught school for several years. He moved to Illinois in 1885 and settled on a farm in Piatt County near Bement, where he engaged in agricultural pursuits and served as president of the Piatt County (Illinois) Farmers" Institute. He served as president of the Illinois Livestock Breeders" Association in 1914 and 1915.
He was appointed State director of agriculture during the administration of Government. He moved to Decatur, Illinois, in 1918. Adkins was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-ninth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 to the Seventy-third Congress.
In 1888 Charles Adkins married Dora Ellen Farrow. They had three children: Dora Ellen, Charles Otis, Ben.