page_title: William Patrick Adam
hierarchical_section_title: William Patrick Adam
caption_attribution_description: Statesmen No.176: Caricature of William Patrick Adam M.P.. Caption read "The Past"
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: William Patrick Adam, CIE, DL (14 September 1823 – 24 May 1881) 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.
caption: "The Past"
  Adam as caricatured by Ape (Carlo Pellegrini) in Vanity Fair, June 1874
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