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Scottish advocate , barrister , politician and judge ( 1751-1839 ) For other people named William Adam , see William Adam ( disambiguation ) . This article possibly contains original research . Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations . Statements consisting only of original research should be removed . ( July 2023 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn The Right Hon . William Adam of Blair Adam , FRSE ( 2 August 1751 - 17 February 1839 ) was a Scottish advocate , barrister , politician and judge . He served as Solicitor General for Scotland ( 1802-1805 ) and as Lord Chief Commissioner of the Jury Court ( 1815-39 ) . His political career was affected by his father 's periodic financial problems , as sometimes the family had substantial wealth and sometimes it was in difficulties , forcing Adam to concentrate his attention on his legal practice . He rose to be Lord Lieutenant of Kinross-shire . His most important contribution to Scottish Law was probably the introduction of trial by jury on civil ( non-criminal ) cases . Early life William Adam was the only surviving son of Jean Ramsay and John Adam of Blairadam , architect and master mason to the Board of Ordnance in Scotland , of Maryburgh , Kinross . The architect Robert Adam was his uncle . Blairadam House , where William was born , lies just north of Kelty in Fife , but on an isolated side road . He was educated at the High School in Edinburgh , then studied law at the University of Edinburgh and Christ Church , Oxford where he matriculated in 1769 . He trained further at Lincoln 's Inn from 1769 , to qualify as an English barrister . He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland in 1773 ; and was eventually called to the English bar in 1782 . In politics This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . Find sources : " William Adam of Blair Adam " - news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( January 2023 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Adam represented a number of constituencies in Parliament . He was MP for the rotten borough of Gatton 1774-1780 . He represented Wigtown Burghs 1780-1784 . He was a Treasury nominee for that seat , as a supporter of Lord North . He moved to another Scottish Burgh seat Elgin Burghs , 1784-1790 . In 1790-1794 , he sat for Ross-shire . His last Parliamentary seat was Kincardineshire , which he represented from 1806 until he became a Judge in January 1812 . Adam took a very hard line on American issues in the early part of his political career . He was critical of his future political leader Lord North for being too conciliatory before the outbreak of fighting . However , after pursuing an independent course up to 25 November 1779 , he then announced in the House of Commons that he was now going to support Lord North . After that he became a loyal friend and defender of North . Caricature of William Adam , by James Gillray , depicting his duel with Charles James Fox The grave of William Adam ( 1751-1839 ) , Greyfriars Kirkyard Adam particularly disliked the leading opposition figure Charles James Fox . At one stage they fought a duel . He also attacked Fox verbally in Parliament . Adam was appointed to the minor political office of Treasurer of the Ordnance . He held this office twice , first between September 1780 and May 1782 and again April-December 1783 . On 17-18 February 1783 , Adam spoke and voted against peace with the United States . After that , despite his past animosity to Charles James Fox , Adam advocated the Fox-North Coalition , as the only way to stop Lord North 's party becoming politically irrelevant . Adam was active in gathering detailed information about the Scottish constituencies , to help his political associates . In office The appellants ' case by William Adam , 1812 Thereafter , Adam was less involved in politics as he developed his career at the English bar . Through his friendship with the Prince of Wales he was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland ( 1802-1805 ) and then Attorney General to the Prince ( 1805-1806 ) . From 1806 to 1815 he was Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall , another office in the gift of the Prince . Adam was Lord Lieutenant of Kinross-shire from 1802 until his death . He became a friend of Sir Walter Scott . In 1812 , he published Vitruvius Scoticus , a collection of his grandfather William Adam 's architectural projects , which the elder William had first initiated in 1727 . During the Regency of the Prince of Wales , Adam received judicial office in Scotland . Between 1814 and 1819 he was a Baron of the Scottish Court of Exchequer . Adam became a member of the Privy Council on 17 March 1815 . He became Lord Chief Commissioner of the Scottish jury court from 1815 until his death . Later life In 1832-33 , Adam 's home address was 31 Charlotte Square in Edinburgh . Adam died in Edinburgh on 17 February 1839 , and was buried at Greyfriars Kirkyard He lies in the huge family vault built for his grandfather , William Adam the architect , facing his father , John Adam . The vault lies south-west of the church , in front of the Covenanters Prison . Family On 7 May 1777 , William Adam married Eleanora Elphinstone ( died 4 February 1800 ) , daughter of Charles , 10th Lord Elphinstone . They had six children : 1. John ( 4 May 1779 - 4 June 1825 ) , civil servant of the East India Company , served as acting Governor-General of India in 1823 . 2. Charles ( 6 October 1780 - 16 September 1853 ) , Admiral in the Royal Navy , MP , 3. William George KC ( 6 December 1781 - 16 May 1839 ) , lawyer , Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery . 4. Frederick ( 17 June 1784 - 17 August 1853 ) , General in the British Army , Governor of Madras 1832-37 . 5. Francis James ( 24 March 1791 - 8 June 1820 ) died of yellow fever at sea with Charles 6 . Clementina ( died 29 October 1877 ) , married on 27 April 1807 , John Anstruther-Thomson , DL , of Charleton , Fife . |
| scottish advocate [PERSON] , barrister [PERSON] , politician [PERSON] and judge [PERSON] ( 1751-1839 ) for other people [HUMAN GROUP] named william adam [PERSON] , see william adam [PERSON] ( disambiguation [ACT] ) . this article [ARTICLE] possibly contains original research [EVENT] . please improve it by verifying the claims [AMOUNT] made and adding inline citations [GROUP] . statements [STATEMENT] consisting only of original research [EVENT] should be removed . ( july [PERIOD] 2023 ) ( learn [ACT] how and when to remove this message [SPEECH ACT] ) portrait [PERSON] by sir henry raeburn [PERSON] the right hon [PERSON] . william adam [PERSON] of blair adam [PERSON] , frse [UNKNOWN] ( 2 august [PERIOD] 1751 - 17 february [PERIOD] 1839 ) was a scottish advocate [PERSON] , barrister [PERSON] , politician [PERSON] and judge [PERSON] . he served as solicitor general [PERSON] for scotland [PLACE] ( 1802-1805 ) and as lord chief commissioner [PERSON] of the jury court [PERSON] ( 1815-39 ) . his political career [STATE] was affected by his father [PERSON] 's periodic financial problems [STATE] , as sometimes the family [HUMAN GROUP] had substantial wealth [COLLECTION] and sometimes it was in difficulties [STATEMENT] , forcing adam [PERSON] to concentrate his attention [WORD] on his legal practice [COLLECTION] . he rose to be lord lieutenant [PERSON] of kinross-shire . his most important contribution [EVENT] to scottish law [PERSON] was probably the introduction [RANK] of trial [EVENT] by jury [PERSON] on civil ( non-criminal ) cases [RANK] . early life william adam [PERSON] [PERSON] was the only surviving son [PERSON] of jean ramsay [PERSON] and john adam [PERSON] of blairadam [UNKNOWN] , architect [TERM] and master mason [PERSON] to the board [PERSON] of ordnance [FORCE] in scotland [PLACE] , of maryburgh [UNKNOWN] , kinross [PERSON] . the architect [TERM] robert adam [PERSON] was his uncle [PERSON] . blairadam house [PLACE] , where william [PERSON] was born , lies just north [PERSON] of kelty [PERSON] in fife [PERSON] , but on an isolated side road [PLACE] . he was educated at the high school [INSTITUTION] in edinburgh [INSTITUTION] , then studied law [PERSON] at the university [INSTITUTION] of edinburgh [INSTITUTION] and christ church [PERSON] , oxford [PLACE] where he matriculated in 1769 . he trained further at lincoln [PERSON] 's inn [BODY] from 1769 , to qualify as an english barrister [PERSON] . he was admitted to the faculty [PERSON] of advocates [PERSON] in scotland [PLACE] in 1773 ; and was eventually called to the english bar [PLACE] in 1782 . in politics [ACT] this section [MEASURE] needs additional citations [GROUP] for verification [ACT] . please help improve this article [ARTICLE] by adding citations [GROUP] to reliable sources [PERSON] in this section [MEASURE] . unsourced material [MATERIAL] may [PERIOD] be challenged and removed . find sources [PERSON] : " william adam [PERSON] of blair adam [PERSON] " - news [SPEECH ACT] · newspapers [SPEECH ACT] · books [ENTITY] · scholar · jstor [UNKNOWN] ( january [PERIOD] 2023 ) ( learn [ACT] how and when to remove this message [SPEECH ACT] ) adam [PERSON] represented a number [NUMBER] of constituencies [PERSON] in parliament [HUMAN GROUP] . he was mp for the rotten borough [ESTATE] of gatton [PERSON] 1774-1780 . he represented wigtown burghs [UNKNOWN] 1780-1784 . he was a treasury nominee [PERSON] for that seat [ABSTRACT ENTITY] , as a supporter [PERSON] of lord north [PERSON] . he moved to another scottish burgh seat [ABSTRACT ENTITY] elgin burghs [PERSON] , 1784-1790 . in 1790-1794 , he sat for ross-shire . his last parliamentary seat [ABSTRACT ENTITY] was kincardineshire [PLACE] , which he represented from 1806 until he became a judge [PERSON] in january [PERIOD] 1812 . adam [PERSON] took a very hard line [PERSON] on american issues [EVENT] in the early part of his political career [STATE] . he was critical of his future political leader lord north [PERSON] [PLACE] for being too conciliatory before the outbreak [OCCURRENCE] of fighting [MATERIAL] . however , after pursuing an independent course [PERSON] up to 25 november [PERIOD] 1779 , he then announced in the house [PLACE] of commons [UNKNOWN] that he was now going to support lord north [PERSON] . after that he became a loyal friend [PERSON] and defender [POSITION] of north [PERSON] . caricature [PERSON] of william adam [PERSON] , by james gillray [PERSON] , depicting his duel [PERSON] with charles james fox [PERSON] the grave [RESULT] of william adam [PERSON] ( 1751-1839 ) , greyfriars kirkyard adam [PERSON] particularly disliked the leading opposition figure charles james fox [PERSON] [PERSON] . at one stage [STAGE] they fought a duel [PERSON] . he also attacked fox [PERSON] verbally in parliament [HUMAN GROUP] . adam [PERSON] was appointed to the minor political office [PLACE] of treasurer [HEAD] of the ordnance [FORCE] . he held this office [PLACE] twice , first between september [PERIOD] 1780 and may [PERIOD] 1782 and again april-december 1783 . on 17-18 february [PERIOD] 1783 , adam [PERSON] spoke and voted against peace [STATE] with the united states [PLACE] . after that , despite his past animosity [PROPERTY] to charles james fox [PERSON] , adam [PERSON] advocated the fox-north coalition , as the only way [UNKNOWN] to stop lord north [PERSON] 's party [GROUP] becoming politically irrelevant . adam [PERSON] was active in gathering detailed information [INFORMATION] about the scottish constituencies [PERSON] , to help his political associates [PERSON] . in office [PLACE] the appellants [PERSON] ' case [RANK] by william adam [PERSON] , 1812 thereafter [UNKNOWN] , adam [PERSON] was less involved in politics [ACT] as he developed his career [STATE] at the english bar [PLACE] . through his friendship [RELATIONSHIP] with the prince [PERSON] of wales [PLACE] he was appointed solicitor general [PERSON] for scotland [PLACE] ( 1802-1805 ) and then attorney general [PERSON] to the prince [PERSON] ( 1805-1806 ) . from 1806 to 1815 he was chancellor [PERSON] of the duchy [UNKNOWN] of cornwall [PERSON] , another office [PLACE] in the gift [PERSON] of the prince [PERSON] . adam [PERSON] was lord lieutenant [PERSON] of kinross-shire from 1802 until his death [EVENT] . he became a friend [PERSON] of sir walter scott [PERSON] . in 1812 , he published vitruvius scoticus [UNKNOWN] , a collection [COLLECTION] of his grandfather william adam [PERSON] [PERSON] 's architectural projects [PERSON] , which the elder william [PERSON] had first initiated in 1727 . during the regency [RANK] of the prince [PERSON] of wales [PLACE] , adam [PERSON] received judicial office [PLACE] in scotland [PLACE] . between 1814 and 1819 he was a baron [DEVICE] of the scottish court [PERSON] of exchequer [AMOUNT] . adam [PERSON] became a member [PERSON] of the privy council [HUMAN GROUP] on 17 march [PERIOD] 1815 . he became lord chief commissioner [PERSON] of the scottish jury court [PERSON] from 1815 until his death [EVENT] . later life [EVENT] in 1832-33 , adam [PERSON] 's home address [UNKNOWN] was 31 charlotte square [PLACE] in edinburgh [INSTITUTION] . adam [PERSON] died in edinburgh [INSTITUTION] on 17 february [PERIOD] 1839 , and was buried at greyfriars kirkyard [UNKNOWN] he lies in the huge family vault [PLACE] built for his grandfather [PERSON] , william adam [PERSON] the architect [TERM] , facing his father [PERSON] , john adam [PERSON] . the vault [PLACE] lies south-west of the church [PERSON] , in front [PORTION] of the covenanters prison [PLACE] . family [HUMAN GROUP] on 7 may [PERIOD] 1777 , william adam [PERSON] married eleanora elphinstone [PERSON] ( died 4 february [PERIOD] 1800 ) , daughter [PERSON] of charles [PERSON] , 10th lord elphinstone [PERSON] . they had six children [PERSON] : 1. john [PERSON] ( 4 may [PERIOD] 1779 - 4 june [PERIOD] 1825 ) , civil servant [PERSON] of the east india [PLACE] company [INSTITUTION] , served as acting governor-general of india [PLACE] in 1823 . 2. charles [PERSON] ( 6 october [PERIOD] 1780 - 16 september [PERIOD] 1853 ) , admiral [PLACE] in the royal navy [PERSON] , mp , 3. william george kc [PERSON] ( 6 december [PERIOD] 1781 - 16 may [PERIOD] 1839 ) , lawyer [PERSON] , accountant-general of the court [PERSON] of chancery [PERSON] . 4. frederick [PERSON] ( 17 june [PERIOD] 1784 - 17 august [PERIOD] 1853 ) , general [PERSON] in the british army [HUMAN GROUP] , governor [PERSON] of madras [PLACE] 1832-37 . 5. francis james [PERSON] ( 24 march [PERIOD] 1791 - 8 june [PERIOD] 1820 ) died of yellow fever [STATE] at sea [PLACE] with charles [PERSON] 6 . clementina [PERSON] ( died 29 october [PERIOD] 1877 ) , married on 27 april [PERIOD] 1807 , john [PERSON] anstruther-thomson , dl , of charleton [PERSON] , fife [PERSON] . |
| Id | Form | Freq | Tag | Context | Error |
| 1 | adam | 13 | PERSON | for other people named william adam , see william adam ( disambiguation ) . | |
| 2 | william adam | 9 | PERSON | for other people named william adam , see william adam ( disambiguation ) . | |
| 3 | office | 5 | PLACE | adam was appointed to the minor political office of treasurer of the ordnance . | |
| 4 | scotland | 5 | PLACE | he served as solicitor general for scotland ( 1802-1805 ) and as lord chief commissioner of the jury court ( 1815-39 ) . | |
| 5 | may | 4 | PERIOD | unsourced material may be challenged and removed . | |
| 6 | edinburgh | 4 | INSTITUTION | he was educated at the high school in edinburgh , then studied law at the university of edinburgh and christ church , oxford where he matriculated in 1769 . | |
| 7 | prince | 4 | PERSON | through his friendship with the prince of wales he was appointed solicitor general for scotland ( 1802-1805 ) and then attorney general to the prince ( 1805-1806 ) . | |
| 8 | february | 4 | PERIOD | william adam of blair adam , frse ( 2 august 1751 - 17 february 1839 ) was a scottish advocate , barrister , politician and judge . | |
| 9 | lord north | 3 | PERSON | he was a treasury nominee for that seat , as a supporter of lord north . | |
| 10 | june | 3 | PERIOD | 1. john ( 4 may 1779 - 4 june 1825 ) , civil servant of the east india company , served as acting governor-general of india in 1823 . | |
| 11 | barrister | 3 | PERSON | scottish advocate , barrister , politician and judge ( 1751-1839 ) | |
| 12 | judge | 3 | PERSON | scottish advocate , barrister , politician and judge ( 1751-1839 ) | |
| 13 | charles | 3 | PERSON | caricature of william adam , by james gillray , depicting his duel with charles james fox the grave of william adam ( 1751-1839 ) , greyfriars kirkyard adam particularly disliked the leading opposition figure charles james fox . | |
| 14 | career | 3 | STATE | his political career was affected by his father 's periodic financial problems , as sometimes the family had substantial wealth and sometimes it was in difficulties , forcing adam to concentrate his attention on his legal practice . | |
| 15 | politician | 2 | PERSON | scottish advocate , barrister , politician and judge ( 1751-1839 ) | |
| 16 | message | 2 | SPEECH ACT | statements consisting only of original research should be removed . ( july 2023 ) ( learn how and when to remove this message ) portrait by sir henry raeburn the right hon . | |
| 17 | march | 2 | PERIOD | adam became a member of the privy council on 17 march 1815 . | |
| 18 | section | 2 | MEASURE | this section needs additional citations for verification . | |
| 19 | charles james fox | 2 | PERSON | caricature of william adam , by james gillray , depicting his duel with charles james fox the grave of william adam ( 1751-1839 ) , greyfriars kirkyard adam particularly disliked the leading opposition figure charles james fox . | |
| 20 | john adam | 2 | UNKNOWN | early life william adam was the only surviving son of jean ramsay and john adam of blairadam , architect and master mason to the board of ordnance in scotland , of maryburgh , kinross . | |
| 21 | ordnance | 2 | FORCE | early life william adam was the only surviving son of jean ramsay and john adam of blairadam , architect and master mason to the board of ordnance in scotland , of maryburgh , kinross . | |
| 22 | death | 2 | EVENT | adam was lord lieutenant of kinross-shire from 1802 until his death . | |
| 23 | lord lieutenant | 2 | PERSON | he rose to be lord lieutenant of kinross-shire . | |
| 24 | blair adam | 2 | PERSON | william adam of blair adam , frse ( 2 august 1751 - 17 february 1839 ) was a scottish advocate , barrister , politician and judge . | |
| 25 | parliament | 2 | HUMAN GROUP | adam represented a number of constituencies in parliament . | |
| 26 | wales | 2 | PLACE | through his friendship with the prince of wales he was appointed solicitor general for scotland ( 1802-1805 ) and then attorney general to the prince ( 1805-1806 ) . | |
| 27 | september | 2 | PERIOD | he held this office twice , first between september 1780 and may 1782 and again april-december 1783 . | |
| 28 | father | 2 | PERSON | his political career was affected by his father 's periodic financial problems , as sometimes the family had substantial wealth and sometimes it was in difficulties , forcing adam to concentrate his attention on his legal practice . | |
| 29 | january | 2 | PERIOD | newspapers · books · scholar · jstor ( january 2023 ) ( learn how and when to remove this message ) | |
| 30 | october | 2 | PERIOD | charles ( 6 october 1780 - 16 | |
| 31 | fife | 2 | PERSON | blairadam house , where william was born , lies just north of kelty in fife , but on an isolated side road . | |
| 32 | jury court | 2 | PERSON | he served as solicitor general for scotland ( 1802-1805 ) and as lord chief commissioner of the jury court ( 1815-39 ) . | |
| 33 | citations | 2 | GROUP | please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations . | |
| 34 | constituencies | 2 | PERSON | adam represented a number of constituencies in parliament . | |
| 35 | research | 2 | EVENT | this article possibly contains original research . | |
| 36 | article | 2 | ARTICLE | this article possibly contains original research . | |
| 37 | politics | 2 | ACT | in politics | |
| 38 | solicitor general | 2 | PERSON | he served as solicitor general for scotland ( 1802-1805 ) and as lord chief commissioner of the jury court ( 1815-39 ) . | |
| 39 | friend | 2 | PERSON | after that he became a loyal friend and defender of north . | |
| 40 | sources | 2 | PERSON | please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section . | |
| 41 | august | 2 | PERIOD | william adam of blair adam , frse ( 2 august 1751 - 17 february 1839 ) was a scottish advocate , barrister , politician and judge . | |
| 42 | advocate | 2 | PERSON | scottish advocate , barrister , politician and judge ( 1751-1839 ) | |
| 43 | kinross shire | 2 | PERSON | ||
| 44 | lord chief commissioner | 2 | PERSON | he served as solicitor general for scotland ( 1802-1805 ) and as lord chief commissioner of the jury court ( 1815-39 ) . | |
| 45 | bar | 2 | PLACE | he was admitted to the faculty of advocates in scotland in 1773 ; and was eventually called to the english bar in 1782 . | |
| 46 | william | 2 | PERSON | for other people named william adam , see william adam ( disambiguation ) . | |
| 47 | learn | 2 | ACT | statements consisting only of original research should be removed . ( july 2023 ) ( learn how and when to remove this message ) portrait by sir henry raeburn the right hon . | |
| 48 | duel | 2 | PERSON | caricature of william adam , by james gillray , depicting his duel with charles james fox the grave of william adam ( 1751-1839 ) , greyfriars kirkyard adam particularly disliked the leading opposition figure charles james fox . | |
| 49 | advocates | 1 | PERSON | he was admitted to the faculty of advocates in scotland in 1773 ; and was eventually called to the english bar in 1782 . | |
| 50 | grandfather | 1 | PERSON | in 1812 , he published vitruvius scoticus , a collection of his grandfather william adam 's architectural projects , which the elder william had first initiated in 1727 . | |
| 51 | kinross | 1 | PERSON | he rose to be lord lieutenant of kinross shire . | |
| 52 | uncle | 1 | PERSON | the architect robert adam was his uncle . | |
| 53 | oxford | 1 | PLACE | he was educated at the high school in edinburgh , then studied law at the university of edinburgh and christ church , oxford where he matriculated in 1769 . | |
| 54 | wigtown burghs | 1 | UNKNOWN | he represented wigtown burghs 1780-1784 . | |
| 55 | baron | 1 | DEVICE | between 1814 and 1819 he was a baron of the scottish court of exchequer . | |
| 56 | mason | 1 | PERSON | early life william adam was the only surviving son of jean ramsay and john adam of blairadam , architect and master mason to the board of ordnance in scotland , of maryburgh , kinross . | |
| 57 | defender | 1 | POSITION | after that he became a loyal friend and defender of north . | |
| 58 | friendship | 1 | RELATIONSHIP | through his friendship with the prince of wales he was appointed solicitor general for scotland ( 1802-1805 ) and then attorney general to the prince ( 1805-1806 ) . | |
| 59 | blairadam house | 1 | PLACE | blairadam house , where william was born , lies just north of kelty in fife , but on an isolated side road . | |
| 60 | news | 1 | SPEECH ACT | find sources : " william adam of blair adam " - news · | |
| 61 | life william adam | 1 | PERSON | early life william adam was the only surviving son of jean ramsay and john adam of blairadam , architect and master mason to the board of ordnance in scotland , of maryburgh , kinross . | |
| 62 | fighting | 1 | MATERIAL | he was critical of his future political leader lord north for being too conciliatory before the outbreak of fighting . | |
| 63 | covenanters prison | 1 | PLACE | the vault lies south-west of the church , in front of the covenanters prison . | |
| 64 | court | 1 | PERSON | he served as solicitor general for scotland ( 1802-1805 ) and as lord chief commissioner of the jury court ( 1815-39 ) . | |
| 65 | appellants | 1 | PERSON | the appellants ' case by william adam , 1812 thereafter , adam was less involved in politics as he developed his career at the english bar . | |
| 66 | life | 1 | EVENT | early life william adam was the only surviving son of jean ramsay and john adam of blairadam , architect and master mason to the board of ordnance in scotland , of maryburgh , kinross . | |
| 67 | north | 1 | PERSON | blairadam house , where william was born , lies just north of kelty in fife , but on an isolated side road . | |
| 68 | case | 1 | RANK | the appellants ' case by william adam , 1812 thereafter , adam was less involved in politics as he developed his career at the english bar . | |
| 69 | gatton | 1 | PERSON | he was mp for the rotten borough of gatton 1774-1780 . | |
| 70 | april | 1 | PERIOD | he held this office twice , first between september 1780 and may 1782 and again april december 1783 . | |
| 71 | clementina | 1 | PERSON | clementina ( died 29 october 1877 ) , married on 27 april 1807 , john anstruther-thomson , dl , of charleton , fife . | |
| 72 | front | 1 | PORTION | the vault lies south-west of the church , in front of the covenanters prison . | |
| 73 | son | 1 | PERSON | early life william adam was the only surviving son of jean ramsay and john adam of blairadam , architect and master mason to the board of ordnance in scotland , of maryburgh , kinross . | |
| 74 | east india company | 1 | INSTITUTION | 1. john ( 4 may 1779 - 4 june 1825 ) , civil servant of the east india company , served as acting governor-general of india in 1823 . | |
| 75 | lincoln | 1 | PERSON | he trained further at lincoln 's inn from 1769 , to qualify as an english barrister . | |
| 76 | maryburgh | 1 | UNKNOWN | early life william adam was the only surviving son of jean ramsay and john adam of blairadam , architect and master mason to the board of ordnance in scotland , of maryburgh , kinross . | |
| 77 | family vault | 1 | PLACE | he lies in the huge family vault built for his grandfather , william adam the architect , facing his father , john adam . | |
| 78 | john anstruther thomson | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 79 | children | 1 | PERSON | they had six children : | |
| 80 | wealth | 1 | COLLECTION | his political career was affected by his father 's periodic financial problems , as sometimes the family had substantial wealth and sometimes it was in difficulties , forcing adam to concentrate his attention on his legal practice . | |
| 81 | party | 1 | GROUP | after that , despite his past animosity to charles james fox , adam advocated the fox-north coalition , as the only way to stop lord north 's party becoming politically irrelevant . | |
| 82 | statements | 1 | STATEMENT | statements consisting only of original research should be removed . ( july 2023 ) ( learn how and when to remove this message ) portrait by sir henry raeburn the right hon . | |
| 83 | caricature | 1 | PERSON | caricature of william adam , by james gillray , depicting his duel with charles james fox the grave of william adam ( 1751-1839 ) , greyfriars kirkyard adam particularly disliked the leading opposition figure charles james fox . | |
| 84 | fever | 1 | STATE | 5. francis james ( 24 march 1791 - 8 june 1820 ) died of yellow fever at sea with charles 6 . | |
| 85 | way | 1 | UNKNOWN | after that , despite his past animosity to charles james fox , adam advocated the fox-north coalition , as the only way to stop lord north 's party becoming politically irrelevant . | |
| 86 | church | 1 | PERSON | he was educated at the high school in edinburgh , then studied law at the university of edinburgh and christ church , oxford where he matriculated in 1769 . | |
| 87 | gift | 1 | PERSON | from 1806 to 1815 he was chancellor of the duchy of cornwall , another office in the gift of the prince . | |
| 88 | privy council | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | adam became a member of the privy council on 17 march 1815 . | |
| 89 | greyfriars kirkyard adam | 1 | PERSON | caricature of william adam , by james gillray , depicting his duel with charles james fox the grave of william adam ( 1751-1839 ) , greyfriars kirkyard adam particularly disliked the leading opposition figure charles james fox . | |
| 90 | family | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | his political career was affected by his father 's periodic financial problems , as sometimes the family had substantial wealth and sometimes it was in difficulties , forcing adam to concentrate his attention on his legal practice . | |
| 91 | ross shire | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 92 | sea | 1 | PLACE | 5. francis james ( 24 march 1791 - 8 june 1820 ) died of yellow fever at sea with charles 6 . | |
| 93 | kelty | 1 | PERSON | blairadam house , where william was born , lies just north of kelty in fife , but on an isolated side road . | |
| 94 | madras | 1 | PLACE | 4. frederick ( 17 june 1784 - 17 august 1853 ) , general in the british army , governor of madras 1832-37 . | |
| 95 | scottish law | 1 | PERSON | his most important contribution to scottish law was probably the introduction of trial by jury on civil ( non-criminal ) cases . | |
| 96 | frse | 1 | UNKNOWN | william adam of blair adam , frse ( 2 august 1751 - 17 february 1839 ) was a scottish advocate , barrister , politician and judge . | |
| 97 | disambiguation | 1 | ACT | for other people named william adam , see william adam ( disambiguation ) . | |
| 98 | charlotte square | 1 | PLACE | in 1832-33 , adam 's home address was 31 charlotte square in edinburgh . | |
| 99 | general | 1 | PERSON | he served as solicitor general for scotland ( 1802-1805 ) and as lord chief commissioner of the jury court ( 1815-39 ) . | |
| 100 | governor general | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 101 | grave | 1 | RESULT | caricature of william adam , by james gillray , depicting his duel with charles james fox the grave of william adam ( 1751-1839 ) , greyfriars kirkyard adam particularly disliked the leading opposition figure charles james fox . | |
| 102 | july | 1 | PERIOD | statements consisting only of original research should be removed . ( july 2023 ) ( learn how and when to remove this message ) portrait by sir henry raeburn the right hon . | |
| 103 | seat | 1 | ABSTRACT ENTITY | he was a treasury nominee for that seat , as a supporter of lord north . | |
| 104 | board | 1 | PERSON | early life william adam was the only surviving son of jean ramsay and john adam of blairadam , architect and master mason to the board of ordnance in scotland , of maryburgh , kinross . | |
| 105 | regency | 1 | RANK | during the regency of the prince of wales , adam received judicial office in scotland . | |
| 106 | royal navy | 1 | PERSON | september 1853 ) , admiral in the royal navy , mp , 3. william george kc ( 6 december 1781 - 16 may 1839 ) , lawyer , accountant-general of the court of chancery . | |
| 107 | daughter | 1 | PERSON | family on 7 may 1777 , william adam married eleanora elphinstone ( died 4 february 1800 ) , daughter of charles , 10th lord elphinstone . | |
| 108 | scottish court | 1 | PERSON | between 1814 and 1819 he was a baron of the scottish court of exchequer . | |
| 109 | commons | 1 | UNKNOWN | however , after pursuing an independent course up to 25 november 1779 , he then announced in the house of commons that he was now going to support lord north . | |
| 110 | chancery | 1 | PERSON | september 1853 ) , admiral in the royal navy , mp , 3. william george kc ( 6 december 1781 - 16 may 1839 ) , lawyer , accountant-general of the court of chancery . | |
| 111 | chancellor | 1 | PERSON | from 1806 to 1815 he was chancellor of the duchy of cornwall , another office in the gift of the prince . | |
| 112 | william george kc | 1 | PERSON | september 1853 ) , admiral in the royal navy , mp , 3. william george kc ( 6 december 1781 - 16 may 1839 ) , lawyer , accountant-general of the court of chancery . | |
| 113 | duchy | 1 | UNKNOWN | from 1806 to 1815 he was chancellor of the duchy of cornwall , another office in the gift of the prince . | |
| 114 | robert adam | 1 | PERSON | the architect robert adam was his uncle . | |
| 115 | peace | 1 | STATE | february 1783 , adam spoke and voted against peace with the united states . | |
| 116 | collection | 1 | COLLECTION | in 1812 , he published vitruvius scoticus , a collection of his grandfather william adam 's architectural projects , which the elder william had first initiated in 1727 . | |
| 117 | issues | 1 | EVENT | adam took a very hard line on american issues in the early part of his political career . | |
| 118 | vault | 1 | PLACE | he lies in the huge family vault built for his grandfather , william adam the architect , facing his father , john adam . | |
| 119 | line | 1 | PERSON | adam took a very hard line on american issues in the early part of his political career . | |
| 120 | eleanora elphinstone | 1 | PERSON | family on 7 may 1777 , william adam married eleanora elphinstone ( died 4 february 1800 ) , daughter of charles , 10th lord elphinstone . | |
| 121 | claims | 1 | AMOUNT | please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations . | |
| 122 | india | 1 | PLACE | 1. john ( 4 may 1779 - 4 june 1825 ) , civil servant of the east india company , served as acting governor-general of india in 1823 . | |
| 123 | greyfriars kirkyard | 1 | UNKNOWN | caricature of william adam , by james gillray , depicting his duel with charles james fox the grave of william adam ( 1751-1839 ) , greyfriars kirkyard adam particularly disliked the leading opposition figure charles james fox . | |
| 124 | contribution | 1 | EVENT | his most important contribution to scottish law was probably the introduction of trial by jury on civil ( non-criminal ) cases . | |
| 125 | sir walter scott | 1 | PERSON | he became a friend of sir walter scott . | |
| 126 | course | 1 | PERSON | however , after pursuing an independent course up to 25 november 1779 , he then announced in the house of commons that he was now going to support lord north . | |
| 127 | accountant general | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 128 | lawyer | 1 | PERSON | september 1853 ) , admiral in the royal navy , mp , 3. william george kc ( 6 december 1781 - 16 may 1839 ) , lawyer , accountant-general of the court of chancery . | |
| 129 | james gillray | 1 | PERSON | caricature of william adam , by james gillray , depicting his duel with charles james fox the grave of william adam ( 1751-1839 ) , greyfriars kirkyard adam particularly disliked the leading opposition figure charles james fox . | |
| 130 | april december | 1 | PERIOD | ||
| 131 | home address | 1 | UNKNOWN | in 1832-33 , adam 's home address was 31 charlotte square in edinburgh . | |
| 132 | associates | 1 | PERSON | adam was active in gathering detailed information about the scottish constituencies , to help his political associates . | |
| 133 | thereafter | 1 | UNKNOWN | the appellants ' case by william adam , 1812 thereafter , adam was less involved in politics as he developed his career at the english bar . | |
| 134 | attorney general | 1 | PERSON | through his friendship with the prince of wales he was appointed solicitor general for scotland ( 1802-1805 ) and then attorney general to the prince ( 1805-1806 ) . | |
| 135 | governor | 1 | PERSON | 1. john ( 4 may 1779 - 4 june 1825 ) , civil servant of the east india company , served as acting governor general of india in 1823 . | |
| 136 | stage | 1 | STAGE | at one stage they fought a duel . | |
| 137 | right hon | 1 | PERSON | statements consisting only of original research should be removed . ( july 2023 ) ( learn how and when to remove this message ) portrait by sir henry raeburn the right hon . | |
| 138 | fox | 1 | PERSON | caricature of william adam , by james gillray , depicting his duel with charles james fox the grave of william adam ( 1751-1839 ) , greyfriars kirkyard adam particularly disliked the leading opposition figure charles james fox . | |
| 139 | treasury nominee | 1 | PERSON | he was a treasury nominee for that seat , as a supporter of lord north . | |
| 140 | portrait | 1 | PERSON | statements consisting only of original research should be removed . ( july 2023 ) ( learn how and when to remove this message ) portrait by sir henry raeburn the right hon . | |
| 141 | high school | 1 | INSTITUTION | he was educated at the high school in edinburgh , then studied law at the university of edinburgh and christ church , oxford where he matriculated in 1769 . | |
| 142 | christ church | 1 | PERSON | he was educated at the high school in edinburgh , then studied law at the university of edinburgh and christ church , oxford where he matriculated in 1769 . | |
| 143 | attention | 1 | WORD | his political career was affected by his father 's periodic financial problems , as sometimes the family had substantial wealth and sometimes it was in difficulties , forcing adam to concentrate his attention on his legal practice . | |
| 144 | british army | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | 4. frederick ( 17 june 1784 - 17 august 1853 ) , general in the british army , governor of madras 1832-37 . | |
| 145 | books | 1 | ENTITY | newspapers · books · scholar · jstor ( january 2023 ) ( learn how and when to remove this message ) | |
| 146 | faculty | 1 | PERSON | he was admitted to the faculty of advocates in scotland in 1773 ; and was eventually called to the english bar in 1782 . | |
| 147 | admiral | 1 | PLACE | september 1853 ) , admiral in the royal navy , mp , 3. william george kc ( 6 december 1781 - 16 may 1839 ) , lawyer , accountant-general of the court of chancery . | |
| 148 | exchequer | 1 | AMOUNT | between 1814 and 1819 he was a baron of the scottish court of exchequer . | |
| 149 | frederick | 1 | PERSON | 4. frederick ( 17 june 1784 - 17 august 1853 ) , general in the british army , governor of madras 1832-37 . | |
| 150 | sir henry raeburn | 1 | PERSON | statements consisting only of original research should be removed . ( july 2023 ) ( learn how and when to remove this message ) portrait by sir henry raeburn the right hon . | |
| 151 | verification | 1 | ACT | this section needs additional citations for verification . | |
| 152 | inline citations | 1 | GROUP | please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations . | |
| 153 | house | 1 | PLACE | blairadam house , where william was born , lies just north of kelty in fife , but on an isolated side road . | |
| 154 | john | 1 | PERSON | early life william adam was the only surviving son of jean ramsay and john adam of blairadam , architect and master mason to the board of ordnance in scotland , of maryburgh , kinross . | |
| 155 | introduction | 1 | RANK | his most important contribution to scottish law was probably the introduction of trial by jury on civil ( non-criminal ) cases . | |
| 156 | opposition figure charles james fox | 1 | PERSON | caricature of william adam , by james gillray , depicting his duel with charles james fox the grave of william adam ( 1751-1839 ) , greyfriars kirkyard adam particularly disliked the leading opposition figure charles james fox . | |
| 157 | difficulties | 1 | STATEMENT | his political career was affected by his father 's periodic financial problems , as sometimes the family had substantial wealth and sometimes it was in difficulties , forcing adam to concentrate his attention on his legal practice . | |
| 158 | servant | 1 | PERSON | 1. john ( 4 may 1779 - 4 june 1825 ) , civil servant of the east india company , served as acting governor-general of india in 1823 . | |
| 159 | cornwall | 1 | PERSON | from 1806 to 1815 he was chancellor of the duchy of cornwall , another office in the gift of the prince . | |
| 160 | information | 1 | INFORMATION | adam was active in gathering detailed information about the scottish constituencies , to help his political associates . | |
| 161 | lord elphinstone | 1 | PERSON | family on 7 may 1777 , william adam married eleanora elphinstone ( died 4 february 1800 ) , daughter of charles , 10th lord elphinstone . | |
| 162 | united states | 1 | PLACE | february 1783 , adam spoke and voted against peace with the united states . | |
| 163 | charleton | 1 | PERSON | clementina ( died 29 october 1877 ) , married on 27 april 1807 , john anstruther-thomson , dl , of charleton , fife . | |
| 164 | francis james | 1 | PERSON | 5. francis james ( 24 march 1791 - 8 june 1820 ) died of yellow fever at sea with charles 6 . | |
| 165 | trial | 1 | EVENT | his most important contribution to scottish law was probably the introduction of trial by jury on civil ( non-criminal ) cases . | |
| 166 | jean ramsay | 1 | PERSON | early life william adam was the only surviving son of jean ramsay and john adam of blairadam , architect and master mason to the board of ordnance in scotland , of maryburgh , kinross . | |
| 167 | animosity | 1 | PROPERTY | after that , despite his past animosity to charles james fox , adam advocated the fox-north coalition , as the only way to stop lord north 's party becoming politically irrelevant . | |
| 168 | side road | 1 | PLACE | blairadam house , where william was born , lies just north of kelty in fife , but on an isolated side road . | |
| 169 | member | 1 | PERSON | adam became a member of the privy council on 17 march 1815 . | |
| 170 | vitruvius scoticus | 1 | UNKNOWN | in 1812 , he published vitruvius scoticus , a collection of his grandfather william adam 's architectural projects , which the elder william had first initiated in 1727 . | |
| 171 | leader lord north | 1 | PLACE | he was critical of his future political leader lord north for being too conciliatory before the outbreak of fighting . | |
| 172 | grandfather william adam | 1 | PERSON | in 1812 , he published vitruvius scoticus , a collection of his grandfather william adam 's architectural projects , which the elder william had first initiated in 1727 . | |
| 173 | unsourced material | 1 | MATERIAL | unsourced material may be challenged and removed . | |
| 174 | outbreak | 1 | OCCURRENCE | he was critical of his future political leader lord north for being too conciliatory before the outbreak of fighting . | |
| 175 | jury | 1 | PERSON | he served as solicitor general for scotland ( 1802-1805 ) and as lord chief commissioner of the jury court ( 1815-39 ) . | |
| 176 | people | 1 | HUMAN GROUP | for other people named william adam , see william adam ( disambiguation ) . | |
| 177 | projects | 1 | PERSON | in 1812 , he published vitruvius scoticus , a collection of his grandfather william adam 's architectural projects , which the elder william had first initiated in 1727 . | |
| 178 | fox north coalition | 1 | PERSON | ||
| 179 | cases | 1 | RANK | his most important contribution to scottish law was probably the introduction of trial by jury on civil ( non-criminal ) cases . | |
| 180 | december | 1 | PERIOD | he held this office twice , first between september 1780 and may 1782 and again april december 1783 . | |
| 181 | architect | 1 | TERM | early life william adam was the only surviving son of jean ramsay and john adam of blairadam , architect and master mason to the board of ordnance in scotland , of maryburgh , kinross . | |
| 182 | university | 1 | INSTITUTION | he was educated at the high school in edinburgh , then studied law at the university of edinburgh and christ church , oxford where he matriculated in 1769 . | |
| 183 | scottish burgh seat elgin burghs | 1 | PERSON | he moved to another scottish burgh seat elgin burghs , 1784-1790 . | |
| 184 | november | 1 | PERIOD | however , after pursuing an independent course up to 25 november 1779 , he then announced in the house of commons that he was now going to support lord north . | |
| 185 | jstor | 1 | UNKNOWN | newspapers · books · scholar · jstor ( january 2023 ) ( learn how and when to remove this message ) | |
| 186 | newspapers | 1 | SPEECH ACT | newspapers · books · scholar · jstor ( january 2023 ) ( learn how and when to remove this message ) | |
| 187 | kincardineshire | 1 | PLACE | his last parliamentary seat was kincardineshire , which he represented from 1806 until he became a judge in january 1812 . | |
| 188 | law | 1 | PERSON | his most important contribution to scottish law was probably the introduction of trial by jury on civil ( non-criminal ) cases . | |
| 189 | treasurer | 1 | HEAD | adam was appointed to the minor political office of treasurer of the ordnance . | |
| 190 | practice | 1 | COLLECTION | his political career was affected by his father 's periodic financial problems , as sometimes the family had substantial wealth and sometimes it was in difficulties , forcing adam to concentrate his attention on his legal practice . | |
| 191 | number | 1 | NUMBER | adam represented a number of constituencies in parliament . | |
| 192 | blairadam | 1 | UNKNOWN | early life william adam was the only surviving son of jean ramsay and john adam of blairadam , architect and master mason to the board of ordnance in scotland , of maryburgh , kinross . | |
| 193 | inn | 1 | BODY | he trained further at lincoln 's inn from 1769 , to qualify as an english barrister . | |
| 194 | problems | 1 | STATE | his political career was affected by his father 's periodic financial problems , as sometimes the family had substantial wealth and sometimes it was in difficulties , forcing adam to concentrate his attention on his legal practice . | |
| 195 | borough | 1 | ESTATE | he was mp for the rotten borough of gatton 1774-1780 . | |
| 196 | parliamentary seat | 1 | ABSTRACT ENTITY | his last parliamentary seat was kincardineshire , which he represented from 1806 until he became a judge in january 1812 . | |
| 197 | supporter | 1 | PERSON | he was a treasury nominee for that seat , as a supporter of lord north . |
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