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James Adam may refer to: *James Adam (architect) (1732–1794), Scottish architect * James N. Adam (1842–1912), American politician *James Adam (classicist) (1860–1907), Scottish classicist * James Adam (emigration agent) (1822–1908), New Zealand local politician for Otago Provincial Council * James Adam, Lord Adam (1824–1914), Scottish judge *Jimmy Adam (born 1931), Scottish footballer See also *James Adams (other) James Adams may refer to: Academia *James Adams (Jesuit) (1737–1802), English philologist *James Truslow Adams (1878–1949), American historian *James Luther Adams (1901–1994), American theologian * James B. Adams (professor), professor at Ar ...

James Adam (architect)
James Adam (21 July 1732 – 20 October 1794) was a Scottish architect and furniture designer, but was often overshadowed by his older brother and business partner, Robert Adam. They were sons of architect William Adam. Life and career Adam was born in Kirkcaldy, Fife in 1732 as the third son of the architect William Adam. In 1755 Adam worked on Gunsgreen House in the Berwickshire town of Eyemouth. In 1758, Adam, along with his brother Robert, started his business in London (living in Lower Grosvenor Street), focusing on designing complete schemes for the decoration and furnishing of houses. Palladian design was popular, but Robert had evolved a new, more flexible signature style incorporating elements of classic Roman design alongside influences from Greek, Byzantine and Baroque styles, often termed as Adam Style in conventional architecture texts. The Adam brothers' success can also be attributed to a desire to design everything down to the smallest detail, ensuring ...
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James N
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank En ...
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James Adam (classicist)
James Adam (7 April 1860 – 30 August 1907) was a Scottish classicist who taught Classics at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Life He was born on 7 April 1860 in Kinmuck in the parish of Keithhall near Inverurie, Aberdeenshire. He was educated at the Old Grammar School in Old Aberdeen, at the University of Aberdeen where he studied under William Geddes and gained his B.A. as Senior Classic in 1884, and at Emmanuel College, Cambridge where he graduated as M.A. in 1888. In 1884 Adam was appointed Junior Fellow and soon thereafter Senior Lecturer in the Classics at Emmanuel College. In 1890, a former student of his, Adela Marion (''née'' Kensington) (1866–1944), became his wife and lifelong collaborator. Their daughter, Barbara Frances (1897–1988), was the British sociologist and criminologist Lady Barbara Wootton; one of their sons, Captain Arthur Innes Adam, was killed in France on 16 September 1916; and another son, Neil Kensington Adam, became a noted chemist. Ada ...
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James Adam (emigration Agent)
James Adam may refer to: *James Adam (architect) (1732–1794), Scottish architect * James N. Adam (1842–1912), American politician *James Adam (classicist) (1860–1907), Scottish classicist * James Adam (emigration agent) (1822–1908), New Zealand local politician for Otago Provincial Council * James Adam, Lord Adam (1824–1914), Scottish judge *Jimmy Adam (born 1931), Scottish footballer See also *James Adams (other) James Adams may refer to: Academia *James Adams (Jesuit) (1737–1802), English philologist *James Truslow Adams (1878–1949), American historian *James Luther Adams (1901–1994), American theologian * James B. Adams (professor), professor at Ar ...

Otago Provincial Council
The Otago Province was a province of New Zealand until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. The capital of the province was Dunedin. Southland Province split from Otago in 1861, but became part of the province again in 1870. Area and history Otago Province was one of the six original provinces established in New Zealand in 1853. It covered the lower third of the South Island. Its northern neighbour was the Canterbury Province, and the boundary was the Waitaki River from the Pacific Ocean to its source in the Southern Alps, and from there a straight line to Awarua Bay (now known as Big Bay) on the west coast. The inland area of the Waitaki catchment was unexplored in 1853 and dispute later arose over which branch of the Waitaki should form the boundary. The boundary was delineated in 1861 as following the Ohau River to Lake Ohau and from there a straight line to Mount Aspiring and Awarua Bay. Southland Province split from Otago in 1861, but became part of the provin ...
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James Adam, Lord Adam
James Adam, Lord Adam (31 October 1824 – 27 August 1914) was a Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice. Life He was born on 31 October 1824 the eldest son of James Adam WS of 14 Dublin Street in Edinburgh's New Town. He studied law at the University of Edinburgh. In 1854 he was a Solicitor of the Supreme Court (SSC). He was created a Senator of the College of Justice on 6 December 1876 and given the title "Lord Adam". He lived with his family at 34 Moray Place, a large terraced Georgian townhouse on the Moray Estate in western Edinburgh.Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1910–11 He died on 27 August 1914. He is buried with his family in Dean Cemetery The Dean Cemetery is a historically important Victorian cemetery north of the Dean Village, west of Edinburgh city centre, in Scotland. It lies between Queensferry Road and the Water of Leith, bounded on its east side by Dean Path and on ... in the west of Edinburgh. The grave lies against the north wall ...
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Jimmy Adam
James Adam (13 May 1931 – 26 September 2008) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa, Luton Town and Stoke City. Career Born in Blantyre, Adam began his career with local youth club Blantyre Celtic before moving south to English club Aldershot in 1950. However, the young Adam was only able to make a single league appearance for the club during the 1950–51 season and then left and joined non-league Spennymoor United. In 1953, Adam signed for Luton Town, where he made 138 appearances during a six-year spell in which he helped the club gain promotion to the First Division in 1954–55. By the time of Luton's relegation from the First Division in 1960, Adam had joined Aston Villa, where he spent two seasons before signing for Stoke City where he spent the 1961–62 season scoring seven goals in 24 appearances before returning to Scotland with Falkirk. He later emigrated to Australia, where he played for South Melbourne Hellas. Death A ...
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