Samuel B. Adams
American judge
Samuel Barnard Adams (September 8, 1853 – March 20, 1938) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia in 1902.
Born in Savannah, Georgia, to William B. and Laleah Pratt Adams,[1] Adams received an A.B. from the University of Georgia in 1872.[2][1] 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.[2] In 1877, Adams "was involved in a duel with another Savannah attorney, Rodolph Rufus Richards":[2]
The challenge was issued by Richards as he felt that he had been dishonored by Adams. Neither man was harmed in the exchange of shots; they both signed a settlement apologizing to each other.[2]
Due to his involvement in the duel, Adams was forced to leave his church, and join a different one.[2]
In 1902, Adams was appointed by Governor Allen D. Candler to fill an unexpired term on the Supreme Court of Georgia,[2] created by the resignation of Justice Henry T. Lewis.[1]
Adams died in Savannah, and was interred in Bonaventure Cemetery.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Georgia Bar Journal (1944), Vol. 7-8, p. 295.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Samuel Barnard Adams papers". Georgia Historical Society. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
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| Preceded by Henry T. Lewis | Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia 1902–1902 | Succeeded by John S. Candler |
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