biography
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Adams, (Llewellyn) Sherman
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| lived:
| (1899–1986)
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| biography:
| US government official and governor, born in East Dover, Vermont, USA. He studied at Dartmouth College, became a lumber company executive, then a New Hampshire Republican legislator (1941–4), serving New Hampshire in the US House of Representatives (Republican, 1945–7). As governor (1949–53), he streamlined government and encouraged business development. As President Eisenhower's domineering chief-of-staff (1953–8), he resigned under pressure after accepting expensive gifts from businessmen. He later developed a ski resort. |
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