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About John H. Addams
John Huy Addams was a politician and businessman from the U.S. state of Illinois. Addams was born in Pennsylvania in 1822, where he married Sarah Weber (1817–1863). In 1844 the couple moved to Cedarville, Illinois, and he purchased the Cedar Creek Mill. Addams quickly became a successful businessman working as a director for two railroad companies and a bank president. He constructed a prominent Federal style home in 1854 which still stands today. He and his wife Sarah (Weber) Addams had nine children, including Alice Haldeman and social activist Jane Addams.
Everything about John H. Addams →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of the State Senate of Illinois
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- July 12, 1822
- Died
- August 17, 1881