NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Adam, William, 1751-1839 NRA: Adam, William (1751-1839) Politician Attorney General to Prince of Wales DNB: Adam, William (1751-1839), politician and advocate LBT ID: WiAdam1839 VIAF ID: 45713784 LOC ID: n84204443 | B/BAP: 1751-08-02 DIED: 1839-02-17 |
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Scottish barrister, Whig MP (1784-1812) and ally of Charles James Fox (whom he once
wounded in a duel); he was privy councillor (1815) and a friend of Sir Walter Scott. | |
REFERENCES TO WORKS BY William Adam:
Remarks on the Blair-Adam Estate: with an Introduction and Appendix. Found 2.
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