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Adams, Henry Cullen

Adams, Henry Cullen

(1850–1906) U.S. representative; born in Oneida County, N.Y. A dairy farmer in Wisconsin, he was Dairy and Food Commissioner of Wisconsin (1895–1902) and a Democratic congressman (1903–06). He championed the National Food and Drugs Act and Meat Inspection Laws.
The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography, by John S. Bowman. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995. Reproduced with permission.
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