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John Huy Addams (July 12, 1822 – August 17, 1881) 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 quick
Papers Of Abraham Lincoln. Addams, John H. Born: 1822-07-12 Berks County, Pennsylvania. Died: 1881-08-17 Green Bay, Wisconsin. Flourished: Stephenson County, Illinois. John H. Addams, miller and farmer, was born in Sinking Springs, Pennsylvania and attended school in Trappe, Pennsylvania.
Critical Essays. Questions & Answers. Analysis. Form and Content. PDF Cite. Jane Addams wrote Twenty Years at Hull-House for two main reasons: to present a record of the founding and first years...
Jane’s father, John H. Addams, owned a flour mill and a sawmill. President of a bank and director of two railroad companies, he was elected Illinois state senator in 1854 and served eight terms. He was an abolitionist, a Quaker, and a friend of Abraham Lincoln, whose photographs hung in his parlor and study.
John Huy Addams (July 12, 1822 – August 17, 1881) 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.
The Hon. John H. Addams, one of the pioneer settlers of the North-west, died Wednesday night at Green Bay, Wis., at the age of 59 years. At the time of his death he was President of the Second National Bank of Freeport, Ill.
The John H. Addams Homestead, also known as the Jane Addams Birthplace, is located in the Stephenson County village of Cedarville, Illinois, United States. The homestead property, a 5.5-acre (22,000 m 2) site, includes an 1840s era Federal style house, a Pennsylvania-style barn, and the remains of John H. Addams ' mill complex.
