William Adams (MP)

For other people named William Adams, see William Adams (disambiguation).

William Adams (30 September 1752 – 21 September 1811)^[1] was a British merchant and Tory^[2] politician. He was elected unopposed as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Totnes in Devon 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]^[3] In 1801 he was known to be residing in Bowden House, Ashprington.^[4]

References

^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "T" (part 2)
^ ^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.
^ The House of Commons, 1790-1820, Volume 1 by R. G. Thorne, p. 38.
^ Risdon, Tristram (1811). The chorographical description or survey of the county of Devon: Printed from a genuine copy of the original manuscript, with considerable additions. Rees and Curtis, Plymouth. p. 380. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=uIdnAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA380&lpg=PA380&dq=William+Adams+MP+totnes+1801&source=bl&ots=0AMxdvaiz7&sig=vEs8WimScb2UlAZKSL7FJ_4cUOc&hl=en&ei=SOdbTJeoAsuNjAfkiOHxAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=William%20Adams%20MP%20totnes%201801&f=false.

External links

Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Adams

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Lord George Seymour-Conway The Lord Arden	Member of Parliament for Totnes 1801 – 1811 With: The Lord Arden to 1802 John Berkeley Burland 1802–1804 Vicary Gibbs 1804–1806 Benjamin Hall from 1806	Succeeded by Thomas Courtenay Benjamin Hall

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Name	Adams, William
Alternative names
Short description	British politician
Date of birth	30 September 1752
Place of birth
Date of death	21 September 1811
Place of death