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    Adams, Salisbury

    Sessions Served    Other Information

    House 1963-66 (District 31); House 1967-72 (District 33B); House 1973-76 (District 42B)

    Party when first elected:  Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus

    Counties Served:  Hennepin

    BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

    Date of Birth: 4/24/1925
    Birth Place: Duluth, Minnesota
    Birth County: St. Louis
    Birth Country: United States
    Date of Death: 3/21/2004
    Gender: Male
    Religion: Episcopalian
    Reported Minority: None Reported
    Other Names:
    City of Residence (when first elected): Wayzata
    Occupation (when first elected): Lawyer

    EDUCATION

    University of Minnesota; B.S.; Metallurgical Engineering
    Harvard University, Law School; Law Degree; 1952

    OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE

    Municipal Government: Minneapolis, Minnesota (Children and Family Services, Director); 19?? to 19??
    Military: United States Navy (World War II, Minesweeper, California Coast; Naval Officer); 1943 to 1946
    School Board/Administration: School District #284, Wayzata, Minnesota (School Board Member and Treasurer); 1958 to 1962
    State Board/Commission/Council: Minnesota Metropolitan Waste Control Commission; 1979 to 1982

    FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

    Spouse: Jean Congdon
    Children: Four children: Dorothy and Jennifer (daughters); Salisbury and David (sons)
    Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:

    GENERAL NOTES

    He moved to Wayzata, Minnesota around 1954.

    He died, of cancer, in Redding, Connecticut. Services were held on April 23 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Duluth, Minnesota.

    Religion provided by the Catholic Bulletin, 3/21/1975.

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    Total Days Served: 5110

    SESSIONS SERVED

    69th Legislative Session (1975-1976)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1975
    Body: House
    District: 42B
    Elected: 11/5/1974
    Residence: Wayzata
    Term of Office: 1/6/1975 to 1/2/1977
    Oath Date: 1/7/1975
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Republican
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Education: School Aids Division
    • Judiciary
    • Rules and Legislative Administration
    • Taxes

    68th Legislative Session (1973-1974)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/2/1973
    Body: House
    District: 42B
    Elected: 11/7/1972
    Residence: Wayzata
    Term of Office: 1/1/1973 to 1/5/1975
    Oath Date: 1/8/1973
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Financial Institutions and Insurance
    • Judiciary
    • Rules and Legislative Administration
    • Taxes
    Session Notes: He took the oath of office on the 4th day of the session due to funeral services for his father.
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    67th Legislative Session (1971-1972)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1971
    Body: House
    District: 33B
    Elected: 11/3/1970
    Residence: Wayzata
    Term of Office: 1/4/1971 to 12/31/1972
    Oath Date: 1/5/1971
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Commerce and Economic Development
    • Education
    • Judiciary
    • Labor Relations (Chair)
    • Rules and Legislative Administration
    • Taxes

    66th Legislative Session (1969-1970)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/7/1969
    Body: House
    District: 33B
    Elected: 11/5/1968
    Residence: Wayzata
    Term of Office: 1/6/1969 to 1/3/1971
    Oath Date: 1/7/1969
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Commerce and Economic Development (Chair)
    • Education
    • Judiciary
    • Legislative Administration and Rules
    • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs
    • Taxes
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    65th Legislative Session (1967-1968)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/3/1967
    Body: House
    District: 33B
    Elected: 11/8/1966
    Residence: Wayzata
    Term of Office: 1/2/1967 to 1/5/1969
    Oath Date: 1/3/1967
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Commerce and Business Development (Chair)
    • Education
    • Judiciary
    • Metropolitan and Urban Affairs
    • Rules
    • Taxes

    64th Legislative Session (1965-1966)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/5/1965
    Body: House
    District: 31
    Elected: 11/3/1964
    Residence: Wayzata
    Term of Office: 1/4/1965 to 1/1/1967
    Oath Date: 1/5/1965
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Financial Institutions and Securities
    • Judiciary
    • Reapportionment
    • Rules
    • Taxes

    63rd Legislative Session (1963-1964)

      Session Details   Convened Date: 1/8/1963
    Body: House
    District: 31
    Elected: 11/6/1962
    Residence: Wayzata
    Term of Office: 1/7/1963 to 1/3/1965
    Oath Date: 1/8/1963
    Counties Represented: Hennepin
    Occupation: Lawyer
    Party: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
    Committees:
    • Education
    • Financial Institutions and Securities
    • Judiciary
    • Rules
    • Taxes
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    OTHER INFORMATION

    Articles & Books About

    • Hahn, Trudi. "Longtime Legislator Salisbury Adams Dies." Star Tribune, April 2, 2004, p. 6B.

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    The Library maintains newspaper clippings on individual legislators during their terms. Clippings are available from 1973 to the present in a variety of formats: 1973-1999, microfiche available at the Library; 2000-2009, scanned in yearly compilations and digitally available on the legislative network; 2009-present, archived in a searchable database maintained by the Library and available on the legislative network.
    These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.

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