Franklin Pierce Adams

Background

Adams, Franklin Pierce was born on October 9, 1868 in Napa, California, United States. Son of Henry and Sarah True (Judkins) Adams.

Education

Stockton (California) High School. Electrical laboratory of Charles Jenney, Indianapolis, 1888-1890.

Career

Assisted in the construction of engines for Fort Wayne (Indiana) Electric Company, 1890-1891. Electrical engineer Stockton Gas & Electric Company, 1892-1900. Toured and studied conditions in Mexico, 1900.

Toured Latin America, 1903-1905, 1906-1907, 1910-1912.

Studied conditions in Spain and Portugal, 1912-1913, Orient, 1913-1914, England, 1916, South. America, 1918-1919, Spain and Portugal, 1926-1929, Spain, 1931, Near East, North Africa and Spain, Central Europe, 1934, 36 and 37. Editor Bulletin of Pan-American Union, Washington, 1908-1919.

Appointed first counselor Pan-American Union, 1920. Retired, January 1, 1934.

Achievements

• Franklin Pierce Adams has been listed as a noteworthy organization administrator, electrical engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Harriet Chalmers, October 5, 1899 (died 1937).

Father:

Henry Adams

Mother:

Sarah True (Judkins) Adams

Spouse:

Harriet Chalmers