William Patrick Adam
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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.
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| Preceded by Acton Smee Ayrton |
First Commissioner of Works 1873–1874 |
Succeeded by Lord Henry Lennox |
| Preceded by Hugh Childers |
Paymaster-General 1873–1874 |
Succeeded by Stephen Cave |
| Preceded by Gerard James Noel |
First Commissioner of Works 1880–1881 |
Succeeded by George Shaw Lefevre |
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| Preceded by Viscount Melgund |
Member of Parliament for Clackmannan and Kinross 1859–1880 |
Succeeded by John Balfour |
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