Benjamin C. Adams | |
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Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 28th district | |
In office January 1900 – January 1904 | |
Mayor of Grenada, Mississippi | |
In office May 4, 1896 – May 2, 1898 | |
Succeeded by | A. S. Bell |
Personal details | |
Born | Benjamin Chinn Adams (1847-07-16)July 16, 1847 Carroll County, Mississippi, U.S. |
Died | May 1, 1906(1906-05-01) (aged 58) Grenada, Mississippi, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Benjamin Chinn Adams (July 16, 1847 – May 1, 1906) was a Mississippi Democratic politician and state senator from 1900 to 1904.[1][2] He also served as the mayor of Grenada, Mississippi, from 1896 to 1898.[1]
Benjamin Chinn Adams was born on July 16, 1847, in Carroll County, Mississippi.[2][3][4] He was a planter and a lawyer.[2] From May 4, 1896, to May 2, 1898, he was the mayor of Grenada, Mississippi.[1] In 1899, he was elected to represent the 28th District, which comprises Mississippi's Yalobusha and Grenada counties, in the Mississippi State Senate.[2] He died on May 1, 1906, in Grenada, Mississippi.[4]