Eric Graham Forbes Adam (3 October 1888 – 7 July 1925) was a British diplomat and First Secretary to the Foreign Office. Adam was born in

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, India, the second son of

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. His older brother was General

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. He was educated at

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and

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. While at Cambridge, Adam played one

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match for

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against

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on 1–3 June 1911 at

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. He batted at number 6 in Cambridge's first innings, scoring 10 before being caught by

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off the bowling of

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. During Yorkshire's first innings he gained some measure of revenge on Rhodes by catching him for 1 off the bowling of John Frederick Ireland – the only catch of his first-class career. In Cambridge's second innings he opened the batting with

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, scoring 17 before being bowled by Alonzo Drake. Cambridge won the match by 69 runs. Adam married Agatha Perrin, daughter of R.W. Macan in 1918; their son was Sir Christopher Adam, 3rd Baronet (1920–2009). Adam served as 3rd Secretary in the British Peace Delegation to the Paris Peace Conference of 1919; the London Conference of 1920 and the

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. He was First Secretary in the British Delegation to the Lausanne Conference of 1922–1923. Adam was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1923. Adam died in

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in 1925, aged 36, and is buried in Haydarpaşa Cemetery in Istanbul.

References

ADAM, Eric Graham Forbes
''Who Was Who'', A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007, accessed 28 Dec 2012 * ''The Times'', Thursday, 9 Jul 1925; pg. 13; Issue 44009; col E Mr. E. Forbes Adam. Death In Constantinople. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) {{DEFAULTSORT:Adam, Eric Forbes 1888 births 1925 deaths Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George People educated at Eton College Alumni of King's College, Cambridge Cambridge University cricketers English cricketers British diplomats Younger sons of baronets British people in colonial India