Edwin Adams (March 8, 1829 – May 10, 1908) was a one-term mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut, in 1881.
[1] When he was about forty years old, he moved from New York to South Norwalk, Connecticut, to join his brother, Gehurdus P. Adams in making hats.
[1] Adams became prominently identified with the affairs of South Norwalk soon after he located there, and in October 1880, he was elected mayor of the city, serving as its chief executive throughout the year 1881.
[1] He served as the South Norwalk, Connecticut postmaster after Charles E. Doty was charged with embezzling in 1892.
[4] He died in South Norwalk, Connecticut, from a stomach disease after a two-week illness on May 10, 1908.