Background
Adams, Jed Cobb was born on January 14, 1876 in Kaufman, Texas, United States. Son of Z. T. and Elizabeth (Ratliff) Adams.
Adams, Jed Cobb was born on January 14, 1876 in Kaufman, Texas, United States. Son of Z. T. and Elizabeth (Ratliff) Adams.
Student Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas, 1889-1891, Bingham School, Asheville, North Carolina, 1892-1893. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Jefferson School of Law, 1931.
Admitted to Texas bar, 1895. State's attorney Kaufman County Texas, 1898-1902. Delegate Democratic National Convention, Saint Louis, 1904.
Democratic presidential elector at large, 1908.
Moved to Dallas, Texas, 1909. United State Attorneys Northern District of Texas, October 1919-January 1920 (resigned).
Member United States Board of Tax Appeals, May since 1933. Member Democratic National Executive Committee from Texas, 1924-1934.
Major J.A.G.’s Department, United States Army, headquarters Governor's Island, New York, October 1918-April 1919, World War.
Lieutenant colonel Roman Catholic, United States Army.
Member United States Board of Tax Appeals, May since 1933. Member Democratic
Married Allie Nash, December, 1897. Children: Nash Ratliff, Elizabeth Michaux.