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William Addams (April 11, 1777 – May 30, 1858) was an American politician who served as a Pennsylvania State Representative and
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, serving two terms in the
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from 1825 to 1829.


Life and career

Addams was born in
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in 1777. He moved to
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near
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, and served as
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there in 1813 and 1814. He then served on the Berks County commission from 1814 through 1817. In 1822, he was elected to the
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, serving in that body through 1824.


Congress and later career

In 1825, he won election to the
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as a
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, where he served through 1829. Upon leaving the Congress, he served on the commission for the Deaf and Blind Institution for the states of New York and Ohio. He also served as an associate judge of Berks County from 1839 through 1842, and as a captain in the Reading City Troop. Outside of government, he worked pursuing farm interests.


Death

He died in Spring Township, Pennsylvania, in 1858, and is buried in St. John's Church Cemetery, in
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.


References

* ''Who Was Who in America: Historical Volume, 1607–1896.'' Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1963. 1777 births 1858 deaths Democratic Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Pennsylvania state court judges Politicians from Berks County, Pennsylvania Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Politicians from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Jacksonian members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania 19th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives {{Pennsylvania-state-judge-stub