Background
He was born the eldest son of William Adams of Totnes, Devon.
He was born the eldest son of William Adams of Totnes, Devon.
He was made Mayor of Totnes for 1780-1781, 1788-1789 and 1797-1798 and served as town Recorder from 1807 to 1811. He resigned that seat to be elected Member of Parliament for Totnes in Devon, his native town, at a by-election in June 1801, and was returned unopposed to the House of Commons at the next three general elections, holding the seat until his death in 1811 at the age of 58. In 1810 he was residing in Bowden House, Ashprington, near Totnes, which he had purchased from the Trist family in about 1800.
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4th United Kingdom Parliament.
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He was elected as the Member of Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Plympton Erle in 1796.