Background
Adams, John Edmund was born on December 26, 1896 in Pine Apple, Alabama, United States. Son of David Junior and Lucy Dell (Lee) Adams.
Adams, John Edmund was born on December 26, 1896 in Pine Apple, Alabama, United States. Son of David Junior and Lucy Dell (Lee) Adams.
Bachelor of Arts Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1917. Master of Arts, University Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1919. Bachelor of Laws, University Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1919.
Junior partner, Barnett & Adams, Florence, Alabama, 1919-1921; junior partner, Pelham & Adams, Chatom, Alabama, 1921-1923; junior partner, Bedsole & Adams, Grove Hill, Alabama, 1923-1925; private practice, Grove Hill, 1925-1926; senior partner, Adams & Gillmore, Grove Hill, 1926-1952; senior partner, Adams, Gillmore & Adams, Grove Hill, 1952-1975; senior partner, Adams, Adams & Kimbrough, Grove Hill, 1975-1977; senior partner, Adams & Adams, Grove Hill, 1977-1981; senior partner, Adams, Adams & Wilson, Grove Hill, since 1981. Member State Bar Commission, 1941-1951. Secretary, board directors First Bank of Grove Hill, 1965-1984.
Member State Democratic Executive Committee 1923-1941. Served as 2nd Lieutenant Field Artillery, United States Army, 1918. Member Alabama State Bar (president 1946), Clarke County Bar Association (president since 1965), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Chi. M C.
Married Nan Coleman, May 27, 1925. 1 child, John Edmund Junior.