Charles Clinton Adams (October 11, 1833 – March 15, 1906) was an American merchant and politician from New York.
His grandfather, Captain Jonathan Adams, was a drummer boy in the American Revolutionary War.
He later became the senior partner of the firm C. C. Adams & Sons, which dealt in grain, produce, and coal.
[1] In 1891, Adams was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican, representing the Cayuga County 1st District.
He had two sons, Charles M. and Willard G. He was a freemason since 1859 and was a member of the Royal Arch Masonry.