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Lieutenant Governor Tom Adams |
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Tom Adams was an American politician who served as
Lieutenant Governor of Florida (1971-75), Florida
Secretary of State (1961-71) and was a member of
the Florida state senate (1956-60).
Adams served as Secretary of the Florida Department
of Commerce, and was also engaged in real estate
and property management ventures for more than 20
years. Prior to his political career, he worked as
a timber dealer, was a dairy farm owner-operator
(1944-48) and a farmer (1942-61).
His political career ended when Governor Reubin
Askew forced him to resign after reports surfaced
that the Lieutenant Governor used state employees
to work on his private farm in Quincy. It was not
the first time Adams was at the center of political
controversy in Florida. In 1970, he took a state
airplane and disappeared for 18 days to South
America, on what he later called, "a goodwill tour."
Before Governor Askew forced him to resign, an
effort to impeach him fell just 17 votes short,
but he was censured. The majority in the Florida
House voted in favor of his impeachment (61-55),
but this was 17 votes shy of the two-thirds
required. The resolution which censured Adams
was for "misconduct and misdemeanor" and passed
with a 88-26 vote in 1973.
While Adams was embroiled in scandals even after
he left public office, no criminal charges were
ever filed against him. Most agree that his
overall impact on Florida was a positive one,
despite some questionable actions and his
near-impeachment.
Lt. Gov. Tom Adams was survived by his wife
Fran and six children. He was formerly married
to Helen Brown, to whom he wed July 30th, 1939.
Some of his children include Carolyn, Augusta,
Frances and Tom Adams III (known as T.J. Adams).
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Biographical fast facts |
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Full or original name at birth: Thomas Burton Adams, Jr.
Date and place of birth: March 11, 1917, Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.A.
Date, time, place and cause of death: May 22, 2006,
at 2:50 p.m., Interstate 10, near Live Oak, Suwanee County, Florida, U.S.A. (Auto accident)
Parents
Father: Thomas Burton Adams
Mother: Carolyn (Hamilton) Adams
Burial site: Fountainhead Memorial Park & Funeral Home,
7303 Babcock Street, SE, Palm Bay, Florida, U.S.A.
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