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The Daily Ardmoreite
Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma
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John T. Adams, a self-made man from Dubuque, Iowa, rose from a $8/week job in 1881 to lead a major company and serve as Republican National Committee chairman, while engaging in local civic and wartime efforts.
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NATIONAL COMMITTEE
IS "SELF-MADE" MAN
(By the Associated Press)
Dubuque, Iowa, June 30.-John T.
Adams, the recently elected chair-
man of the Republican National Com-
mittee, like many other national lead-
ers, is a self-made man.
In 1881 "Johnny" Adams, as he
was then known, started to work for
a Dubuque door and sash company at
$8 a week. His promotion was rapid,
and since 1900 he has been president
of the company which is now regarded
as one of the largest of the kind in
the country.
Since early manhood Adams has
taken an unusual interest in commu-
nity affairs. One of the first commu-
nity projects to attract his atten-
tion was a city mission organized by
the Dubuque Congregational church.
Later, for several years he was pres-
ident of the city's general hospital.
School affairs of Dubuque always
have attracted the attention of Mr.
Adams. He served several terms as
a member of the local school board.
During the war he was a member
of the state council of defense, in
which he was active in Red Cross and other
drives for funds.
His interest in American politics
is believed to have been inherited
from his father who was an Ameri-
can of old stock. The father prac-
ticed law in Massachusetts, and was
a member of the legislature of that
state at the time Daniel Webster was
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Dubuque, Iowa
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1881
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John T. Adams started working for a Dubuque door and sash company in 1881 at $8 a week, rose rapidly to become president since 1900 of one of the largest such companies in the country. He has been active in community affairs including a city mission, presidency of the general hospital, school board service, state council of defense, and Red Cross drives during the war. His political interest inherited from his father, a Massachusetts legislator during Daniel Webster's time. Recently elected chairman of the Republican National Committee.