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James Adam, Lord Adam (31 October 1824 – 27 August 1914) was a Scottish judge and
He was born on 31 October 1824 the eldest son of James Adam WS of 14 Dublin Street in
Senator of the College of Justice
The senators of the College of Justice are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. There are three types of senator: Lords of Session (judges of the Court of Session); ...
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Life
He was born on 31 October 1824 the eldest son of James Adam WS of 14 Dublin Street in Edinburgh's New Town
The New Town is a central area of Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. It was built in stages between 1767 and around 1850, and retains much of its original neo-classical and Georgian period architecture. Its best known street is Princes Street ...
. He studied law at the University of Edinburgh
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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 of the northern extension.
Family
He was married to Catharine Beatson Beatson-Bell of Glenfarg, the sister of a legal colleague John Beatson-Bell WS. They had three daughters.References
1824 births 1914 deaths Lawyers from Edinburgh Alumni of the University of Edinburgh School of Law Senators of the College of Justice Burials at the Dean Cemetery Scottish solicitors 19th-century Scottish judges {{Scotland-law-bio-stub