What is James B. Adams?
{{Infobox Officeholder |image = Jbadams.jpg |office = [[Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation]] |status = Acting |president = [[Jimmy Carter]] |term_start = February 15, 1978 |term_end = February 23, 1978 |predecessor = [[Clarence M. Kelley]] |successor = [[William H. Webster]] |birth_name = James Blackburn Adams |birth_date = {{birth date|1926|12|21|}} |birth_place = [[Corsicana, Texas|Corsicana]], [[Texas]], U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2020|4|25|1926|12|21}} |death_place = [[Kerrville, Texas|Kerrville]], Texas, U.S. |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |education = [[Baylor University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]]) }} '''James Blackburn Adams''' (December 21, 1926 &ndash; April 25, 2020) was an [[Americans|American]] attorney and politician. He served as an [[Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation|acting director]] of the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] from February 15, 1978 through February 23, 1978. <ref>[http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/mobile/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=1370 Texas Legislators Past and Present-James B. Adams]</ref> He was born in [[Corsicana, Texas]]. Adams died on April 25, 2020 in [[Kerrville, Texas]] of a suspected [[heart attack]], aged 93.<ref>[https://www.hccommunityjournal.com/obituaries/article_072dd4ee-88b6-11ea-99c7-df11a07fa67e.html Colonel James Blackburn Adams]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DFBI}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, James B.}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:Directors of the Federal Bureau of Investigation]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:Politicians from San Antonio, Texas]] [[Category:Lawyers from San Antonio]] [[Category:People from Corsicana, Texas]] {{US-biography-stub}}