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(2)[Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi
(2)[Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi
| spouse=Edna Quick Adam (married 1920-1982, his death)
| spouse=Edna Quick Adam (married 1920-1982, his death)
| children=All deceased:<br>
| children=All deceased:
Cayton Bidwell Adam, Jr.<br>
Cayton Bidwell Adam, Jr.<br>
Robert Borden Adam, Sr.<br>
Robert Borden Adam, Sr.<br>
|rank=Private}}
|rank=Private}}
'''Cayton Bidwell Adam, Sr.''', known as '''Bidwell Adam''' (January 12, 1894 – December 20, 1982), was an [[attorney]] from Gulfport, [[Mississippi]], who served as his state's 15th lieutenant governor from 1928 to 1932 during the last administration of [[Governor]] Theodore G. Bilbo. Adam was a fiery old-school political [[orator]] who could stir up the [[Democratic PartyDemocratic]] party faithful though on at least two occasions, he endorsed [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidates for [[U.S. President]].
'''Cayton Bidwell Adam, Sr.''', known as '''Bidwell Adam''' (January 12, 1894 – December 20, 1982), was an [[attorney]] from Gulfport, [[Mississippi]], who served as his state's 15th lieutenant governor from 1928 to 1932 during the last administration of [[Segregation|segregationist]] [[Governor]] Theodore Gilmore Bilbo (1877-1947). Adam was a fiery old-school political [[orator]] who could stir up the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] party faithful though on at least two occasions, he endorsed [[Republican Party|Republican]] presidential nominees.
==Family background==
==Family background==
'''Cayton''' (some sources erroneously state his given name as "Clayton") '''Bidwell''' (his preferred name of address) '''Adam''' (some sources misspell his name as "Adams") was born in [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]], [[Alabama]], but reared on the Mississippi Gulf Coast at Pass Christian (pronounced CHRIS TEE ANN) east of [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]].<ref name=histharr/> There his father, Emile J. Adam, Sr. (1864-1942), was for a time the [[mayor]] and also the editor of ''The Coastal Beacon,'' later the ''Tarpon-Beacon,'' the newspaper of western Harrison County. Adam's older brother, Emile J. Adam, Jr. (1891-1968), was a lawyer, alderman, and the city attorney for Pass Christian.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://city.passchristian.net/inn_at_the_pass.htm|title=City of Pass Christian: The Inn at the Pass|publisher=city.passchristian.net|accessdate=May 9, 2014}}</ref> Adam's mother was the former Mattie G. Capers (1866-1954).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=47220923|title=Emile Adam, Sr.|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=June 30, 2020}}</ref>
'''Cayton''' (some sources erroneously state his given name as "Clayton") '''Bidwell''' (his preferred name of address) '''Adam''' (some sources misspell his name as "Adams") was born in [[Mobile, Alabama|Mobile]], [[Alabama]], but reared on the Mississippi Gulf Coast at Pass Christian (pronounced CHRIS TEE ANN) east of [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]].<ref name=histharr/> There his father, Emile J. Adam, Sr. (1864-1942), was for a time the [[mayor]] and also the editor of ''The Coastal Beacon,'' later the ''Tarpon-Beacon,'' the newspaper of western Harrison County. Adam's older brother, Emile J. Adam, Jr. (1891-1968), was a lawyer, alderman, and the city attorney for Pass Christian.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://city.passchristian.net/inn_at_the_pass.htm|title=City of Pass Christian: The Inn at the Pass|publisher=city.passchristian.net|accessdate=May 9, 2014}}</ref> Adam's mother was the former Mattie G. Capers (1866-1954).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=47220923|title=Emile Adam, Sr.|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=June 30, 2020}}</ref>
Adam graduated from Pass Christian High School and then in 1913, at the age of nineteen, from Millsaps College in the state capital of [[Jackson]]. There he received legal training to pass the state bar examination. He served as a private in the [[United States Army]] in [[France]] during [[World War I]]. Adam practiced law in Gulfport for many years and served on the Mississippi Bar Commission.<ref name=histharr/>
Adam graduated from Pass Christian High School and then in 1913, at the age of nineteen, from Millsaps College in the state capital of [[Jackson]]. There he received legal training to pass the state bar examination. He served as a private in the [[United States Army]] in [[France]] during [[World War I]]. Adam practiced law in Gulfport for many years and served on the Mississippi Bar Commission.<ref name=histharr/>
On February 25, 1920, he married the former Edna Quick (1900-1988), who was an alternate delegate to the 1928 [[Democratic National Convention]], which met in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]], to assemble the unsuccessful [[Al Smith|Smith]]-[[Joseph T. Robinson|Robinson]] ticket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/female.html|title=Mrs. Bidwell Adam|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=June 30, 2020}}</ref> The couple had three sons, Cayton Bidwell Adam, Jr. (1922-1963), Robert Borden Adam, Sr. (1925-1968), and Jack C. Adam (1932-2007).<ref name=histharr/> (1932-2007).
On February 25, 1920, he married the former Edna Quick (1900-1988), who was an alternate delegate to the 1928 [[Democratic National Convention]], which met in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]], to assemble the unsuccessful [[Al Smith|Smith]]-[[Joseph T. Robinson|Robinson]] ticket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/MS/female.html|title=Mrs. Bidwell Adam|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=June 30, 2020}}</ref> The couple had three sons, Cayton Bidwell Adam, Jr. (1922-1963), Robert Borden Adam, Sr. (1925-1968), and Jack C. Adam (1932-2007).<ref name=histharr/> (1932-2007).