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'''Wallace Holly Adams''' (July 2, 1880 – December 28, 1975) was an [[attorney]] and [[business]]man who participated in the selection in 1912 of Jennings as the seat of government for Jefferson Davis Parish in  [[petroleum]] rich southwestern portion of his native [[Louisiana]].

'''Wallace Holly Adams''' (July 2, 1880 – December 28, 1975) was an [[attorney]] and [[business]]man who participated in the selection in 1912 of Jennings as the seat of government for Jefferson Davis Parish in the [[petroleum]]-rich southwestern portion of his native [[Louisiana]].

Adams was born in [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana to William Henry Adams and the former Aurelia Taylor. He was educated at local schools and graduated in 1902 from what became [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. He obtained the LL.B. in 1909 from the [[Louisiana State University]] Law School in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. He settled in Jennings and worked first as a stenographer for the First National Bank. He was then employed by the Jennings-Heywood Oil Syndicate and established his own [[insurance]] agency.<ref name=bio/> 

Adams was born in [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish in northwestern Louisiana to William Henry Adams and the former Aurelia Taylor. He was educated at local schools and graduated in 1902 from what became [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]. He obtained the LL.B. in 1909 from the [[Louisiana State University]] Law School in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. He settled in Jennings and worked first as a stenographer for the First National Bank. He was then employed by the Jennings-Heywood Oil Syndicate and established his own [[insurance]] agency.<ref name=bio/>