[2][3][4][5][6] A Republican, Adams served in local offices including town lister (1917–1918), and town clerk and village clerk (1919 – 1937).
[1] Adams was elected to the Vermont Senate in 1930 and served two terms, 1931 to 1935.
[7] In 1934 Adams was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives.
[8][9] Adams resigned from the House to accept appointment as a Judge of the Vermont Superior Court, where he served from 1937 to 1949.
[10] In 1949 Adams was elevated to the Vermont Supreme Court, succeeding the retiring John S. Buttles, and he served as an associate justice until retiring in 1959.