William C. Adamson

Adamson was born on August 13, 1854, in Bowdon, Georgia, son of John W. Adamson and Mary A. McDaniel, and grandson of William C. Adamson, and of John McDaniel. He attended the common schools. His youth was spent on a farm and in hauling cotton and goods between Atlanta and Bowdon, Georgia. He was married on January 29, 1885, to Minna Reese of Carrollton, Georgia. ==Education and career==

Adamson received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Bowdon College in 1874. and as a presidential elector in the 1892 Presidential election. ==Congressional service==

Adamson was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives of the 55th United States Congress and to the ten succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1897, until December 18, 1917, when he resigned. He served as Chairman of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce for the 62nd through 65th United States Congresses. Notable legislation The Adamson Act, which regulated the hours of railroad workers, was named for Adamson. ==Federal Judicial Service==

Adamson was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on September 20, 1917, to a seat on the Board of General Appraisers vacated by Henderson M. Somerville. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 20, 1917, and received his commission on September 24, 1917. Adamson was reassigned by operation of law to the United States Customs Court on May 28, 1926, to a new Associate Justice seat authorized by 44 Stat. 669. His service terminated on January 20, 1928, due to his retirement. He was succeeded by Associate Justice Genevieve R. Cline. ==Retirement and death==

Adamson resumed the practice of law in Carrollton. He died while on a visit in New York City, New York, on January 3, 1929. He was interred in City Cemetery in Carrollton. Adamson Square in downtown Carrollton was named in his honor. ==References==