John Quincy Adams (railroad official)

John Quincy Adams (June 16, 1848 – November 13, 1919) was an employee of the Milwaukee Road Railroad. Technically, he was serving in the capacity of general land and townsite agent for Milwaukee Land Company, a subsidiary of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. Adams County, North Dakota (created 1907) is named after Adams. Adams platted Three Forks, Montana in 1908. He was a distant relative of John Adams (the 2nd U.S. president) and John Quincy Adams (the 6th U.S. president). He was born in Troy, Vermont to Benjamin S. and Susan Smith (Pierce) Adams. He married Francis S. Smith on December 23, 1874; they had two children, the senior of them is Benjamin. John Quincy Adams died in Chicago, Illinois.

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