- Role
- Primary
- Profession
- Flathead County Court Judge and Coroner
- Birthdate
- 09/05/1842
- Relationship Status
- Widower
- Playby
- Hugh O'Brian
- Height
- 5' 11 1/2
- Build
- Medium
- Hair Color
- Dark Brown
- Eye Color
- Hazel
- Reputation
Strengths and Weaknesses (depending on the situation)
- Efficient
- Energetic
- Self-Confident
- Strong-Willed
- Strategic Thinker
- Charismatic and Inspiring
- Stubborn and Dominant
- Intolerant
- Impatient
- Arrogant
- Cold and Ruthless
- Employment Details
July 1862 - August 1864
After studying at Harvard for one year, Adam was appointed to the staff of Major-General Henry Halleck (thanks to family connections) at the start of the Civil War. Halleck was the General-in-Chief of the U.S. Army and Adam served as a clerk and messenger. His duties as a messenger frequently took him to the battlefield and so he learned the skills needed to defend himself and to fight.
After Halleck is made Chief-of-Staff of the U.S. Army in 1864 he sees the potential Adam displays as a promising lawyer and so he sponsors the younger man's appointment to Columbia Law School.
September 1864 - June 1867
Studies at Columbia Law School.
June 1867 - September 1876
Practices law in various towns and eventually ends up in Helena, Montana. Governor Samuel Houser, impressed by Adam's skills and prowess appoints him as Civil/County Court Judge for Flathead County based in Kalispell.
September 1876 - Present
Flathead County Judge presiding in civil, county and territorial matters. He is also the County Coroner.
- Kith & Kin
Widowed with two daughters (who are living in Helena with their maternal grandparents as they are too young to travel long distances).
Wife: Patricia (Deceased)
Daughters: Emma (Born 1871) and Jane (Born 1875)
Parents-in-Law: Edwina and Isaiah Harrison
- Timeline
September 1842 - August 1861
Born and raised in Hampton, New York. After finishing high school in 1860, he works as a clerk for a local lawyer for over a year.
August 1861 - July 1862
Attends Harvard University for one year before joining the staff of Major-General Henry Wager Halleck.
July 1862 - August 1864
Works as an aide and messenger for Major-General Halleck.
September 1864 - June 1867
Goes to Columbia Law School and studies law.
June 1867 - September 1876
Practices law in various town and ends up in Helena, Montana where he becomes a very successful and respected lawyer. During this time he also marries and has two daughters. His wife dies during the delivery of their second daughter.
September 1876
Accepts his first appointment as a Civil/County Court Judge for Ford County. Arrives in Kalispell in mid-September.
- Written By
- JulieS