About John Adam
Lived 1779 – 1825 (aged 46). John Adam was a British diplomat.
John Adam (4 May 1779 – 4 June 1825) was a British administrator in India, serving as the acting Governor-General of the British East India Company in 1823.
Life The eldest son of William Adam of Blair Adam, he was born on 4 May 1779, and was educated at Charterhouse School. He received a writership on the Bengal establishment in 1794; and, after a year at Edinburgh University, landed at Calcutta in India in February 1796 to work for the East India Company.
Most of Adam's career was spent in the secretariat.
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Who was John Adam?
British colonial governor of India (1779-1825)
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John Adam was born on 4 May 1779.
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John Adam died on 4 June 1825.
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John Adam was a diplomat.
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John Adam was British.
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