Francis W. H. Adams
Francis William Holbrooke Adams (June 26, 1904 – April 20, 1990) was an American lawyer who served as the New York City Police Commissioner from 1954 to 1955.
Francis W. H. Adams | |
|---|---|
| Police Commissioner of New York City | |
| In office January 1, 1954 – August 2, 1955 | |
| Mayor | Robert F. Wagner Jr. |
| Preceded by | George P. Monaghan |
| Succeeded by | Stephen P. Kennedy |
| United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Acting | |
| In office May 16, 1935 – November 20, 1935 | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Martin Conboy |
| Succeeded by | Lamar Hardy |
Biography
Adams was born in Mount Vernon, New York, on June 26, 1904. He grew up in Saddle River, New Jersey, and rode to horseback to school in nearby Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey. He graduated from Williams College in 1925 and Fordham Law School in 1928. Upon graduation, he joined the firm O'Brien, Boardman, Memhard, Fox & Early, where he had worked as a clerk while in law school.[1]
In 1934, he became assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.[1][2]
Adams also served as an assistant counsel to the 1963–64 Warren Commission (the "President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy").[3]
He died on April 20, 1990, in Devon, Pennsylvania.[1][4]
References
- Narvaez, Alfonso A. (April 21, 1990). "Francis W.H. Adams, 85, Dies; Led New York City's Police Force". New York Times. p. 29. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- Mitchel P. Roth; James Stuart Olson (2001). "Francis W. H. Adams". Historical Dictionary of Law Enforcement. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 3–4. ISBN 978-0-313-30560-3.
- "Title Page and Letter". Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. 1964. p. v.
- "Francis Adams, 85 Former NY Police Commissioner". Boston Globe. April 22, 1990. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved 2011-05-01.