Edwin Augustus Adams

Background

Adams, Edwin Augustus was born on October 21, 1837 in Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Newell and Abigail Fales (Blake) Adams.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Amherst, 1861. Union Theological Seminary, 1864-1865. Andover Theological Seminary, 1867-1868.

(Doctor of Divinity, Illinois College, 1891, Knox College, 1891).

Career

Ordained Congleton ministry, 1868. Pastor North. Manchester, Connecticut, 1868-1872. Missionary American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, Prague, Bohemia, 1873-1882.

Pastor Northboro, Massachusetts, 1882-1884.

Head of Bohemian mission Congressional Church, Chicago, 1884-1907. Home: Chicago, Illinois.

Achievements

• Edwin Augustus Adams has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Caroline Amelia Plimpton, May 16, 1866.