William Augustus Adam

William Augustus Adam
William Augustus Adam
Born	27 May 1865
Died	18 October 1940
Education	Harrow School; University of Dublin; Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst;
Occupation	British Army Officer and politician

William Augustus Adam (27 May 1865 – 18 October 1940)^[1] was a British Army officer^[2] and Conservative Party^[3] politician.

He was born with the surname "Adams" but later changed his name.

Biography[]

Adam was educated at Harrow School, the University of Dublin, and Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. Adam was a member of the 5th Royal Irish Lancers of the British Army, and fought in the Second Boer War and First World War, and reached the rank of major. He fought on the Japanese side in the Russo-Japanese War.

In 1906, the Army Council decided that Major Adam should be made to retire, owing to his unsuitability as a cavalry leader. Those events would later give rise to the litigation in Adam v Ward.

He was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Woolwich in the January 1910 general election, but was defeated in the second election that year.^[1]^[3]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
^ Burke, John (1914). John Burke (ed.). Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of peerage, baronetage and knightage. Burke's Peerage Limited. p. 976.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 60. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.

External links[]

brief biography at thePeerage.com
Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Adam

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Will Crooks	Member of Parliament for Woolwich January 1910 – December 1910	Succeeded by Will Crooks

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[rayment-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)

[burkes-2] Burke, John (1914). John Burke (ed.). Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of peerage, baronetage and knightage. Burke's Peerage Limited. p. 976.

[craig1885-1918-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1974]. British parliamentary election results 1885–1918 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 60. ISBN 0-900178-27-2.

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