Robert Adams, Jr.

Robert Adams, Jr. (February 26, 1849 – June 1, 1906) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Robert Adams, Jr. was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended Doctor Fairies Physical Institute in Philadelphia and was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in 1869, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall.

He was a member of the United States Geological Survey during the explorations of Yellowstone National Park (1871–1875). Adams served as a member of the State militia from 1881 to 1895. He served in the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1883 to 1886. He was graduated from the Wharton School of Economy and Finance of the University of Pennsylvania in 1884.

He was appointed United States Minister to Brazil on April 1, 1889, and served until June 1, 1890, when he resigned. He was elected to Congress as a Republican to the 53rd Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Charles O'Neill in 1893. He served from December 19, 1893, until his death in Washington, D.C.. Adams committed suicide by shooting himself after heavy losses in stock speculation.^[1]

References

1. ^ "CONGRESSMAN A SUICIDE AFTER LOSSES AT BRIDGE; Stocks, Too, Had Gone Against Robert Adams, Jr. PLANNED END 2 WEEKS AGO Had Just Paid His Debts to Society Women -- "Bridge Whist" Should Be His Epitaph, Says a Colleague. CONGRESSMAN A SUICIDE AFTER LOSSES AT BRIDGE". The New York Times. June 2, 1906. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9900E7DF1E3EE733A25751C0A9609C946797D6CF. Retrieved August 30, 2009. 

Sources

• Robert Adams at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• This article incorporates facts obtained from The Political Graveyard.

External links

• Robert Adams, Jr. at Find a Grave