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Charles Adam
British naval officer and politician (1780-1853)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 6 October 1780
- Died
- 19 September 1853, 1853
- Conflict
- Napoleonic Wars
- Place of death
- Greenwich
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- Charles
- Family name
- Adam
- Father
- William Adam
- Mother
- Eleanor Elphinstone
- Spouse
- Elizabeth Brydone
- Occupation
- politician, naval officer
- Position held
- member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 11th Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 10th Parliament of the United Kingdom, First Sea Lord
- candidacy in election
- 1832 United Kingdom general election, 1835 United Kingdom general election, 1837 United Kingdom general election, 1831 United Kingdom general election
- described by source
- Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, A Naval Biographical Dictionary
- languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- member of
- Royal Society of Edinburgh
- military branch
- Royal Navy
- military, police or special rank
- admiral, Vice-Admiral of the Red
- name in native language
- Charles Adam
- owner of
- Blair Adam
- social classification
- slave owner
- work location
- London
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