Background
Adams, John Stokes was born on March 22, 1864 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Greenfield and Josephine Lippincott (Stokes) Adams.
Adams, John Stokes was born on March 22, 1864 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Greenfield and Josephine Lippincott (Stokes) Adams.
Preparatory education Christ’s Church Seminary, Lexington, Kentucky. Graduate Emerson Institute, Washington, 1880. Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Pennsylvania, 1884, Bachelor of Laws, 1886.
Admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1886, since practiced in Philadelphia. Member Adams, Childs, McKaig and Lukens. Lecturer on law of mines University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1907-1929.
Member American, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia bar associations, American History Association Kappa Psi, Phi Beta Kappa. Club: University.
Married Heloise Zelina Root, April. Children: Henry Clay, Randolph Greenfield, John Stokes.