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Bidwell Adam
Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
In office
January 1928 – January 1932
GovernorTheodore G. Bilbo
Preceded byDennis Murphree
Succeeded byDennis Murphree
Personal details
Born(1894-01-12)January 12, 1894
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
DiedDecember 20, 1982(1982-12-20) (aged 88)
Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic

Cayton Bidwell Adam (January 12, 1894 – December 20, 1982) was an American lawyer and politician. He was the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from 1928 to 1932.

Biography

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Cayton Bidwell Adam was born on January 12, 1894, in Mobile, Alabama.[1][2][3] He was the son of Emile J. Adam, who served as a county supervisor and justice of the peace, and his wife, Mattie (Capers) Adam.[4][5] He grew up in Pass Christian, Mississippi.[1] He then graduated from Millsaps College in 1913.[1] Adam was then elected to the Pass Christian city council.[1][4] He resigned to fight in World War I, and served in the 152nd Infantry, Company G, in France.[1] In 1920, Adam was elected to the Board of Supervisors of Harrison County, Mississippi.[1] In 1927, at the age of 33, Adam was elected to the office of Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi.[1] He held this office from 1928 to 1932.[3] Starting in 1934, Adam was the chairman of the Harrison County Democratic Executive Committee, and Adam held this office for 36 years.[6][1] From 1956 to 1968, Adam was also the Chairman of the Mississippi State Democratic Executive Committee.[7][8][9][1] Adam died on the night of December 20, 1982, at his home in Gulfport, Mississippi.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Noted trial lawyer Bidwell Adam dies". Clarion-Ledger. 1982-12-22. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  2. ^ a b "Bidwell Adam in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  3. ^ a b Mississippi. Legislature (1928-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1928]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books.
  4. ^ a b "Bidwell Adams Stepping Into Semi-Retirement". Clarion-Ledger. 1970-02-22. p. 18. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  5. ^ "Capers, Mattie - Death Notice". Clarion-Ledger. 1954-01-17. p. 11. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  6. ^ Expenditures, 1946, United States Congress Senate Special Committee to Investigate Senatorial Campaign (1947). Senatorial Campaign Expenditures, 1946, Hearings Before ... 79-2 Pursuant to S. Res. 224 ... Mississippi, December 2, 3, 4, and 5, 1946. p. 361.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Mississippi (1964–1968). "Mississippi official and statistical register". Mississippi Official and Statistical Register: 384. ISSN 0196-4755.
  8. ^ Mississippi (1960–1964). "Mississippi official and statistical register". Mississippi Official and Statistical Register: 336. ISSN 0196-4755.
  9. ^ Mississippi (1956–1960). "Mississippi official and statistical register". Mississippi Official and Statistical Register: 373. ISSN 0196-4755.
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