Samuel Barnard Adams (September 8, 1853 – March 20, 1938) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia in 1902. Born in

Savannah, Georgia Savannah ( ) is the oldest city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia and the county seat of Chatham County, Georgia, Chatham County. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the Kingdom of Great Brita ...

, to William B. and Laleah Pratt Adams,''Georgia Bar Journal'' (1944), Vol. 7-8, p. 295. Adams received an A.B. from the

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in 1872. After gaining admission to the bar in 1873, Adams entered the practice of law in Savannah, serving as a city attorney there for over twenty years. In 1877, Adams "was involved in a duel with another Savannah attorney, Rodolph Rufus Richards": Due to his involvement in the duel, Adams was forced to leave his church, and join a different one. In 1902, Adams was appointed by Governor Allen D. Candler to fill an unexpired term on the Supreme Court of Georgia, created by the resignation of Justice Henry T. Lewis. Adams died in Savannah, and was interred in

Bonaventure Cemetery Bonaventure Cemetery is a rural cemetery located on a scenic bluff of the Wilmington River, southeast of downtown Savannah, Georgia. The cemetery's prominence grew when it was featured in the 1994 novel '' Midnight in the Garden of Good and Ev ...

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Justices of the Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state) 1853 births 1938 deaths University of Georgia alumni Lawyers from Savannah, Georgia Burials at Bonaventure Cemetery {{GeorgiaUS-state-judge-stub