The Adamses of Kentucky
- Green Adams (1812–1884), Kentucky State Representative, U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1847–1849 1859–1861, Kentucky Circuit Court Judge 1851–1856. Uncle of George Madison Adams.
- George Madison Adams (1837–1920), U.S. Representative from Kentucky 1867–1875, Register of the Kentucky Land Office 1884–1887, Kentucky Secretary of State 1887–1891. Nephew of Green Adams.
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