William Patrick Adam

William Patrick Adam PC (1823 - 24 May 1881) was a British Liberal politician.

Educated at Rugby and Trinity College, Cambridge, he was called to the bar in 1849. He served as secretary to Lord Elphinstone from 1853-8, while he was Governor of Bombay. He was Liberal Member of Parliament for Clackmannan and Kinross from 1859-80, and served in Government as Lord of the Treasury from 1865-66 and from 1868-73, Paymaster General from 1873 to 1874 and First Commissioner of Works from 1873 to 1874 and from 1880 to 1881. He was Liberal whip from 1874-80.

He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1873 and was Governor of Madras from 1880-81.