Adam, William, 1751-1839
Enlarge text Shrink text-
Personality
|
מספר מערכת
987007427334305171
Information for Authority record
Name (Latin)
Adam, William, 1751-1839
Other forms of name
Adam, Wm. (William), 1751-1839
Adam, Mr. (William), 1751-1839
Lord Chief Commissioner of the Jury Court, 1751-1839
Date of birth
1751-08-02
Date of death
1839-02-17
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- His Speech of William Adam, esq., 1794.
- Observations on certain clauses in the acts of the 55th Geo. III ... 18--?:
- MoSU-L/NLT files
1 / 4
William Adam
after John Opie, Public domain
File:And Adam had power over all the beasts of the earth by James Gillray.jpg
James Gillray
, Public domain
File:The grave of William Adam (1751-1839), Greyfriars Kirkyard.jpg
Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0
File:William Adam by Sir Henry Raeburn.jpg
Henry Raeburn
, Public domain
Wikipedia description:
The Right Hon. William Adam of Blair Adam, (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.
Read more on Wikipedia >