Adam Baronets
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There have been two Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Adam, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2009.
The Adam Baronetcy, of Blair Adam in the County of Kinross, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 20 May 1882 for Charles Adam, who was later Lord Lieutenant of Kinross-shire
from 1909 to 1911. The title was in honour of his late father, the Liberal
politician and colonial administrator William Patrick Adam
, whose widow Emily Adam was granted the precedence of a baronet's wife the same year. William Patrick Adam was the son of Admiral Sir Charles Adam
, son of William Adam
, only surviving son of the architect John Adam
, brother of architects Robert Adam
and James Adam. John Adam
and Sir Frederick Adam
, uncles of William Patrick Adam, also gained distinction. Sir Charles Adam, 1st Baronet, died childless in 1922, when the baronetcy became extinct. His estates were passed on to his nephew, Charles Keith Adam, who served as Lord Lieutenant of Kinross-shire between 1955 and 1966.
The Adam Baronetcy, of Hankelow Court in the County of Sussex, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 15 February 1917 for the industrialist Frank Adam. His eldest son, the second Baronet, was a General in the British Army
. He was succeeded by his nephew, the third Baronet. He was the son of Eric Graham Forbes Adam, second son of the first Baronet.
The Adam Baronetcy, of Blair Adam in the County of Kinross, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 20 May 1882 for Charles Adam, who was later Lord Lieutenant of Kinross-shire
Lord Lieutenant of Kinross-shire
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Kinross-shire:*George Graham 17 March 1794 – 18 December 1801*William Adam 30 January 1802 – 17 February 1839*Sir Charles Adam 28 March 1839 – 16 September 1853...
from 1909 to 1911. The title was in honour of his late father, the Liberal
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician and colonial administrator William Patrick Adam
William Patrick Adam
William Patrick Adam, CIE, DL was a British colonial administrator and Liberal politician. He was twice First Commissioner of Works under William Ewart Gladstone and also served briefly as Governor of Madras between 1880 and 1881.-Background and education:Adam was the son of Admiral Sir Charles...
, whose widow Emily Adam was granted the precedence of a baronet's wife the same year. William Patrick Adam was the son of Admiral Sir Charles Adam
Charles Adam
Admiral Sir Charles Adam, KCB was a British naval officer. He was the second son of William Adam of Blair Adam and his wife Eleanora, the daughter of Charles Elphinstone, 10th Lord Elphinstone and sister of Lord Keith....
, son of William Adam
William Adam (MP)
William Adam, KC was a Scottish Member of Parliament in the British Parliament and subsequently a Judge.-Biography:...
, only surviving son of the architect John Adam
John Adam (architect)
John Adam was a Scottish architect. Born in Linktown of Abbotshall, now part of Kirkcaldy, Fife, he was the eldest son of architect and entrepreneur William Adam. His younger brothers Robert and James Adam also became architects.The Adam family moved to Edinburgh in 1728, as William Adam's career...
, brother of architects Robert Adam
Robert Adam
Robert Adam was a Scottish neoclassical architect, interior designer and furniture designer. He was the son of William Adam , Scotland's foremost architect of the time, and trained under him...
and James Adam. John Adam
John Adam (administrator)
John Adam was a British administrator in India, serving as the acting governor-general of the British East India Company in 1823.- References :...
and Sir Frederick Adam
Frederick Adam
General Sir Frederick Adam GCB GCMG was a Scottish major-general at the Battle of Waterloo, in command of the 3rd Brigade. He was the fourth son of William Adam of Blair Adam and his wife Eleanora, the daughter of Charles Elphinstone, 10th Lord Elphinstone.-Military career:At the age of fourteen...
, uncles of William Patrick Adam, also gained distinction. Sir Charles Adam, 1st Baronet, died childless in 1922, when the baronetcy became extinct. His estates were passed on to his nephew, Charles Keith Adam, who served as Lord Lieutenant of Kinross-shire between 1955 and 1966.
The Adam Baronetcy, of Hankelow Court in the County of Sussex, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 15 February 1917 for the industrialist Frank Adam. His eldest son, the second Baronet, was a General in the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
. He was succeeded by his nephew, the third Baronet. He was the son of Eric Graham Forbes Adam, second son of the first Baronet.
Adam Baronets, of Blair Adam (1882)
- Sir Charles Elphinstone Adam, 1st Baronet (1859–1922)
Adam of Hankelow Court, Sussex (1917)
- Sir Frank Forbes Adam, 1st Baronet (1846–1926)
- Sir Ronald Forbes Adam, 2nd BaronetRonald AdamGeneral Sir Ronald Forbes Adam, 2nd Baronet, GCB, DSO, OBE was a British Army officer whose career spanned World War I and World War II...
(1885–1982) - Sir Christopher Eric Forbes Adam, 3rd Baronet (1920–2009)
- Rev'd Sir (Stephen) Timothy Forbes Adam, 4th Baronet (b. 1923)