Thurman Adams Jr.
{{short description|Senator of Delaware, United States}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| name=Thurman Adams Jr.
| image name=
| state_senate=Delaware
| state=Delaware
| district=19th
| term=1972–2009
| preceded=
| succeeded=Joseph W. Booth
| party=Democratic
| birth_date={{birth date|1928|07|25}}
| birth_place=Bridgeville, Delaware, US
| death_date= {{death date and age|2009|06|23|1928|07|25}}
| death_place= Dover, Delaware, US
| alma_mater=University of Delaware
| occupation=Politician, Business Owner, T.G. Adams & Sons, Inc.
| spouse=Hilda
| residence=Bridgeville, Delaware
}}
Thurman G. Adams Jr. (July 25, 1928 – June 23, 2009) was a Democratic member of the Delaware Senate, representing the 19th District. He was the longest-serving state senator in Delaware history, at the time of his death.{{cite web|url= http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/feb/adams020910.html|title=Library acquires papers of Thurman Adams Jr. |publisher= University of Delaware|access-date= September 6, 2012}}
Biography
Adams was born in 1928 to Thurman and Bessie Lillian Adams. He was the youngest of four children, and grew up working on the farm during the Great Depression and World War II. He was educated in the public schools and graduated from the University of Delaware in 1950.
Death
On June 23, 2009, Adams died from pancreatic cancer at Kent General Hospital in Dover. He was 80 years old.{{cite news |url=http://www.capegazette.com/storiescurrent/200906/adamsthurman23.html |title=Sen. Thurman Adams dies |work=Cape Gazette |date=June 24, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626074125/http://www.capegazette.com/storiescurrent/200906/adamsthurman23.html |archive-date=June 26, 2009 }}
Legacy
The University of Delaware acquired the personal papers and collectible memorabilia of Adams in 2010. Items may be displayed as part of a special collection after review and processing.{{cite web|url= http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/feb/adams020910.html|title=Library acquires papers of Thurman Adams Jr. |publisher= University of Delaware|access-date= September 6, 2012}}
The University of Delaware named its research and education farm in Georgetown, Delaware in honor of Adams. The research farm is named the Thurman G. Adams Agricultural Research Farm.{{cite web|url= http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2012/may/adams-farm-051812.html|title=A cultivated legacy|publisher= University of Delaware|access-date= September 6, 2012}}
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==External links==
- [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=97103 2008] ***[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=83941 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=71136 2004] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=4126 2002] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=24502 2000] Follow the Money - Thurman Adams Jr. campaign contributions
- [http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/feb/adams020910.html University of Delaware: Library acquires papers of Thurman Adams Jr.]
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Category:People from Bridgeville, Delaware
Category:Democratic Party Delaware state senators
Category:Deaths from pancreatic cancer in the United States
Category:Deaths from cancer in Delaware
Category:University of Delaware alumni
Category:American United Methodists
Category:20th-century Methodists
Category:20th-century members of the Delaware General Assembly