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Winfred Cooper "Chubby" Adams (May 25, 1888 - October 24, 1972) was an American
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in
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. He served in the
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from 1924 to 1926 and in the
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from 1928 to 1936. He served as the Senate's President Pro Tempore from 1932 to 1936


Early life

Winfred Cooper Adams was born on May 25, 1888, in
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. He was the son of W. T. Adams, who owned a namesake machine company that burned in 1918, and his wife Dorcas Virginia (Johnston) Adams. W. C. Adams attended the public schools of Corinth. He then studied at
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for two years and received a law degree from the
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in 1910. W. C. Adams served as an officer in the
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during
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, reaching the rank of
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in August 1918 before being discharged in December 1918. Later he received a military pension.


Career

Adams started practicing law in January 1923. In November 1923, Adams was elected to represent
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as a Democrat in the
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, and served from 1924 to 1928. In 1927, Adams was elected to represent the 37th District ( Tishomingo, Alcorn, and Prentiss Counties) in the
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for the term spanning from 1928 to 1932. During this term, Adams was the chairman of the Judiciary "B" Committee and was also a member of the following committees: Rules, Finance "B", Labor, Military Affairs, Pensions, and To Investigate State Offices. Adams was re-elected and served in the Senate in the 1932-1936 term. During this term, Adams was the Senate's President Pro Tempore. W. C. Adams was also involved in the Soggy Sweat’s Whiskey Speech of 1954, which used double-speak over the issue of the prohibition of alcohol. Adams died in October 24, 1972, in
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.


Personal life

In September 12, 1912, Adams married Mary E. Kirk and had four children, the eldest Bessie Kirk Adams (1913-1918), died from the Spanish Flu. Following her, they had Johnston Cooper Adams (1916-1995), John Kirk Adams (1918-1994), and William Shattuck Adams I (1923-2005).


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Winfred 1888 births 1972 deaths People from Corinth, Mississippi University of Mississippi School of Law alumni Princeton University alumni United States Army personnel of World War I Military personnel from Mississippi Democratic Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives Democratic Party Mississippi state senators 20th-century members of the Mississippi Legislature