Herbert Alexander Adams

As a youth Herbert was well educated, and later received his medical degree in 1893. In 1893 he moved to Richmond, Utah, and became the town's second doctor. Shortly after moving to Utah, he was elected to be the President of the State Medical Association. On December 21, 1896 he married a local Richmond woman named Marlietta Lewis. Together they had two children; Herbert Jr. and Bonnie. Over the course of his time living in Richmond, Herbert grew quite fond of the town. He became actively involved in the town's political affairs, and worked to promote such things as Richmond's first town library. When World War I started Herbert wanted to be enlist, but was turned down. In response, he freely treated the families of soldiers who were away during the war. He later became a contract doctor for Utah-Idaho Central Railroad employees in Richmond, as well as the doctor for the employees of the Amalgamated Sugar Company in Lewiston, Utah. Source

Richmond Library