Sherman Adams

Sherman Adams
2nd White House Chief of Staff
In office
January 20, 1953 – October 7, 1958
PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byJohn R. Steelman
Succeeded byWilton Persons
67th Governor of New Hampshire
In office
January 6, 1949 – January 1, 1953
Preceded byCharles M. Dale
Succeeded byHugh Gregg
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New Hampshire's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947
Preceded byFoster W. Stearns
Succeeded byNorris Cotton
Personal details
Born
Llewelyn Sherman Adams

(1899-01-08)January 8, 1899
East Dover, Vermont, U.S.
DiedOctober 27, 1986(1986-10-27) (aged 87)
Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Rachel Leona White
(m. 1923; died 1979)
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service Marine Corps
Battles/warsWorld War I

Llewelyn Sherman Adams (January 8, 1899 – October 27, 1986) was an American businessman and politician, best known as White House Chief of Staff for President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the culmination of an 18-year political career that also included a stint as the 67th governor of New Hampshire. He lost his White House position in a scandal when he accepted an expensive vicuña coat.[1]

  1. ^ Eleanora W. Schoenebaum, ed., Political Profiles: The Eisenhower Years (1977), pp. 4–7.