William Charles Adamson

Personal

Birthday: 
8/13/1854
Birthplace: 
Bowdon, GA
Date of Death: 
1/3/1929
Place of Death: 
New York, NY
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Carrollton, Georgia, 1876-1917, 1928-1929
Judge, Carrollton [Georgia] City Court, 1885-1889
City attorney, Carrollton, Georgia
U.S. representative from Georgia, 1897-1917

Education

Name of School: 
Bowdon College, Georgia
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1874

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. Customs Court
President Nominating: 
Reassignment
Party Affiliation of President: 
Reassignment
Commission Date: 
5/28/1926
Termination Date: 
1/20/1928
Termination Reason: 
Retirement
Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services: 

Member, Board of General Appraisers
Nominated by Woodrow Wilson on September 20, 1917, to a seat vacated by Henderson M. Somerville. Confirmed by the Senate on September 20, 1917, and received commission on September 24, 1917. Service terminated on May 28, 1926, due to reassignment.