Robert Huntington Adams
Manuscript heading: R. H. Adams
- Born: 30 Apr 1792 Rockbridge Co., VA
- Died: 6 Jan 1830 Natchez, MS
- Buried: Natchez City Cemetery, Natchez MS
Robert Huntington Adams was apprenticed as a barrel maker in Rockbridge County before graduating from Washington College (now Washington and Lee University) in 1806. He studied law, began practicing in Knoxville, Tennessee, briefly lived in Nashville, and then moved to Natchez, Mississippi. In the frontier city of Natchez, he became a prominent attorney and politician. In 1828, Adams was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives for the Natchez district.
Adams, a Jacksonian, became a state representative and was unexpectedly chosen to fill Thomas B. Reed's, vacant seat, narrowly winning the legislative vote. Sworn in on January 6, 1830, Adams served in Washington, D.C. until returning to Mississippi in May. Shortly after his return, he died suddenly in Natchez on July 2, 1830, at age 38. He was regarded as a talented orator whose career could have flourished had he lived longer.
Source: Journey Through The Piney Woods, PDF p. 1.