ˈædəmz sˈɜːvd æz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl ɡˈɑːɹdz ʌv pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə, fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, sˈɜːvɪŋ æz dʒˈʌdʒˈædvəkˌeɪt ænd mˈeɪdʒɚ, ˈɔːlsoʊ ˌɔn stˈɑːɹt dˈuːɾi, ænd æz ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə stˈeɪt sˈɛnət, fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː tə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən.
Adams served as a member of the National Guards of Pennsylvania, from 1881 to 1895, serving as judge-advocate and major, also on start duty, and as a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, from 1883 to 1887.