William Adams (1752–1811)

William Adams (30 September 1752 – 21 September 1811)^[1] was a British merchant and Tory^[2] politician.

He was the eldest son of William Adams of Totnes, Devon. He was made Mayor of Totnes for 1780–81, 1788–89 and 1797–98 and served as town Recorder from 1807 to 1811.^[3]

He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Plympton Erle in 1796. He resigned that seat to be elected MP for Totnes in Devon, his native town, at a by-election in June 1801,^[2] and was returned unopposed to the House of Commons at the next three general elections, holding the seat until his death in 1811 at the age of 58.^[2]^[4]

He married Anna Maria Dacres in 1774. She was a daughter of Richard Dacres of Leatherhead, Surrey and wet nurse to Princess Amelia, and by her he had two sons and two daughters. In 1810^[5] he was living in Bowden House, Ashprington, near Totnes, which he had purchased from the Trist family in about 1800.^[6]

References[]

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 80. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.
^ "ADAMS, William (1752-1811), of Bowden, nr. Totnes, Devon". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
^ The House of Commons, 1790-1820, Volume 1 by R. G. Thorne, p. 38.]
^ Risdon, Tristram (died 1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.380
^ Pevsner, Nikolaus & Cherry, Bridget, The Buildings of England: Devon, London, 2004, p.195

External links[]

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Adams

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by William Manning Philip Metcalfe	Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle 1796–1800 With: 1796–99 from 1799	Succeeded by Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Parliament of Great Britain	Member of Parliament for Plympton Erle January 1801 – July 1801 With:	Succeeded by Lord Glenbervie
Preceded by Lord George Seymour-Conway The Lord Arden	Member of Parliament for Totnes – With: The Lord Arden to 1802 1802–1804 Vicary Gibbs 1804–1806 Benjamin Hall from 1806	Succeeded by Thomas Courtenay Benjamin Hall

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[1] Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)

[stooks-smith-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Stooks Smith, Henry. (1973) [1844-1850]. Craig, F. W. S. (ed.). The Parliaments of England (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 80. ISBN 0-900178-13-2.

[3] "ADAMS, William (1752-1811), of Bowden, nr. Totnes, Devon". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 September 2014.

[4] The House of Commons, 1790-1820, Volume 1 by R. G. Thorne, p. 38.]

[5] Risdon, Tristram (died 1640), Survey of Devon, 1811 edition, London, 1811, with 1810 Additions, p.380

[6] Pevsner, Nikolaus & Cherry, Bridget, The Buildings of England: Devon, London, 2004, p.195

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