Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Adams, Charles Francis (son)

ADAMS, CHARLES FRANCIS, an American publicist and lawyer, son of the preceding; born in Boston, May 27, 1835. He served in the Union army during the Civil War. Besides notable articles in the &ldquo;North American Review,&rdquo; on railroad management, he has published &ldquo;Chapters of Erie&rdquo; (1871); &ldquo;Three Episodes of Massachusetts History&rdquo; (1892); &ldquo;Essays on Educational Topics&rdquo; (1879), and a biography of his father (1900). For several years he was President of the Union Pacific railway. Died at Washington, D. C., March 20, 1915.