Background
Adams, James Alonzo was born on May 21, 1842 in Ashland County, Ohio, United States. Son of John and Sarah Deardorff (Funk) Adams.
Adams, James Alonzo was born on May 21, 1842 in Ashland County, Ohio, United States. Son of John and Sarah Deardorff (Funk) Adams.
Served in Company Doctorate, 69th Illinois Volumes, 1862. Bachelor of Arts, Knox College, 1867, Master of Arts, 1870, Doctor of Divinity, 1899. Graduate Union Theological Seminary, 1870.
Stated supply Marshfield, Missouri, 1870-1871. Professor Straight University, New Orleans, 1875-1877. Editor Dallas (Texas) Daily Commercial, 1877-1880.
Ordained Congressional ministry, 1880.
Pastor Plymouth Church, Saint Louis, 1880-1886, Millard Avenue Church, Chicago, 1887-1888, Warren Avenue Church, Chicago, 1889-1895. Editorial writer, 1887-1903, editor-in-chief, since 1903, The Advance.
Author of the “Grapho” articles Delaware International Congressional Council, London, 1891, and to several national councils.
Author: Colonel Hungerford’s Daughter (fiction), 1896.
Life of Queen Victoria, 1901. Also tracts on Christian Science and Divisive Theology. Home: 3316 Calumet Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
Married Emma A. Maunder, December 24, 1873.