William Addams

1777 - 1858  (81 years)

• Name	William Addams
  Birth	11 Apr 1777	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 May 1858	Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Burial	Sinking Spring Cemetery, Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I25213	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	Captain Isaac Addams, Esq,   b. 27 Oct 1746, Cocalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 11 Apr 1809, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Maria Barbara Ruth,   b. 1741, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1832, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F8293	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  US Congressman. Twice elected as a Jacksonian Democrat to represent Pennsylvania's 7th District in the United States House of Representatives, he served from 1825 to 1829. Born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, he moved to Berks County in the early 1800s, and became involved in local politics for over 30 years. His elected and appointed positions included county auditor (1813 to 1814), as a member of the county commission (1814 to 1817), and associate county justice (1839 to 1842). From 1822 to 1824 he served in the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives. Concerned with the welfare of the physically challenged, he was on the commission for the Deaf and Blind Institution for the states of New York and Ohio during the 1830s. He also served as a Captain of the Reading City Troop militia unit. After 1842 he retired from politics, and devoted himself to agricultural pursuits. He died in Spring Township, Pennsylvania. Bio by: Bobb Edwards

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7176815/william-addams.