William Patrick Adam
| The Right Honourable William Patrick Adam CIE DL |
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| File:William Patrick Adam 27 June 1874.jpg | |
| First Commissioner of Works | |
| In office 11 August 1873 – 17 February 1874 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | Acton Smee Ayrton |
| Succeeded by | Lord Henry Lennox |
| In office 3 May 1880 – 1880 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | Hon. Gerard Noel |
| Succeeded by | George Shaw-Lefevre |
| Paymaster-General | |
| In office 30 September 1873 – 17 February 1874 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone |
| Preceded by | Hugh Childers |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Cave |
| Governor of Madras Presidency | |
| In office 20 December 1880 – 24 May 1881 |
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| Preceded by | The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos |
| Succeeded by | William Huddleston (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 September 1823 |
| Died | 24 May 1881 Ooty, British India |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Emily Wyllie (1838–1906) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
William Patrick Adam, CIE, DL (14 September 1823 – 24 May 1881) was a British colonial administrator and Liberal politician. He was twice First Commissioner of Works under William Ewart Gladstone and also served briefly as Governor of Madras between 1880 and 1881.
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Background and education
Adam was the son of Admiral Sir Charles Adam, son of William Adam, only surviving son of the architect John Adam, brother of architects Robert Adam and James Adam. His mother was Elizabeth Brydone, daughter of Patrick Brydone, while John Adam and Sir Frederick Adam were his uncles.[1][2] He was educated at Rugby and Trinity College, Cambridge, and was called to the Bar, Inner Temple, in 1849.[3]
Political career
Adam was secretary to the Governor of Bombay, Lord Elphinstone (his second cousin), from 1853 to 1858.[1] In 1859 he was elected Member of Parliament for Clackmannan and Kinross, a seat he held until 1880.[4] He served as a Lord of the Treasury under Lord Palmerston and Lord Russell from 1865 to 1866 and under William Ewart Gladstone from 1868 to 1873.[1] In August 1873 he was sworn of the Privy Council and appointed First Commissioner of Works by Gladstone.[5] In September of the same year he was given the additional post of Paymaster-General, and retained both offices until the fall of the Gladstone government in February 1874.
Between 1874 and 1880 Adam was a Liberal whip. When the Liberals returned to power under Gladstone in May 1880, he was once again made First Commissioner of Works.[6] In December 1880 he was appointed Governor of Madras, which he remained until his death in May of the following year.
Adam was also the author of Thoughts on Policy of Retaliation[7] and served as a Deputy Lieutenant of Kinross-shire and Fife.[1]
Personal life
Adam married Emily, daughter of General Sir William Wyllie, in 1856. They had several children. Adam died in May 1881, aged 57,[1] in Ooty, British India, where he was also buried.[8][9] His wife Emily was awarded the Order of the Crown of India in October 1881.[10] In 1882 their eldest son Charles Adam was created a baronet, of Blair Adam in the County of Kinross, in honour of his father (see Adam baronets) and the same year Emily Adam was granted the precedence of a baronet's wife. She died in November 1906.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Beauclerk Dewar, Peter. Burke's landed gentry of Great Britain, 19th edition. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage and Gentry LLC, 2001.
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- ↑ leighrayment.com House of Commons: Chichester to Clitheroe
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24007. p. 3769. 12 August 1873.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 24841. p. 2836. 4 May 1880.
- ↑ The New York Times 9 August 1873: "Mr Ayrton's successor".
- ↑ travel.mapsofindia.com Tourist attractions in Ooty
- ↑ destinationsindia.com Ooty Tourism
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 25029. p. 5191. 21 October 1881.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Patrick Adam
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Clackmannan and Kinross 1859–1880 |
Succeeded by John Balfour |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Lord of the Treasury with Hon. Luke White 1865–1866 John Bonham-Carter 1866 John Esmonde 1866 1865–1866 |
Succeeded by Hon. Gerard Noel Sir Graham Graham-Montgomery, Bt Henry Whitmore |
| Preceded by | Lord of the Treasury with James Stansfeld 1868–1869 The Marquess of Lansdowne 1868–1872 John Cranch Walker Vivian 1868–1870 William Henry Gladstone 1869–1873 1868–1873 |
Succeeded by William Henry Gladstone Lord Frederick Cavendish Hon. Algernon Greville |
| Preceded by | First Commissioner of Works 1873–1874 |
Succeeded by Lord Henry Lennox |
| Preceded by | Paymaster-General 1873–1874 |
Succeeded by Stephen Cave |
| Preceded by | First Commissioner of Works 1880 |
Succeeded by George Shaw-Lefevre |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by | Governor of Madras 1880–1881 |
Succeeded by William Huddleston (acting) |
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