Clarence H. Adams (November 1, 1905 – May 10, 1987) was an American government official and businessman who served as a commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from 1952 to 1956.
In 1923 he moved to Hartford to work as a cashier for Fuller, Richter, Aldrich & Co.[3] From 1931 to 1952, Adams was the Securities Administrator for Connecticut Banking Department.
[1] After leaving the SEC, Adams became chairman and chief executive officer of National Equities Inc., a private real estate investment and development company.
[4] Adams was a member of the Republican Party, Freemasons, Knights Templar, Royal Order of Jesters, and Shriners.
[1] Adams was a resident of Ogunquit, Maine, Bloomfield, Connecticut, Washington, D.C., and Mamaroneck, New York.