Background
Adam, Thomas Ritchie was born on May 7, 1900 in Brechin, Scotland. Came to the United States, 1930. Son of Thomas Beat and Janet (Robertson) Adam.
Adam, Thomas Ritchie was born on May 7, 1900 in Brechin, Scotland. Came to the United States, 1930. Son of Thomas Beat and Janet (Robertson) Adam.
Student, Merchiston Castle School, 1918. Master of Arts with honors in history, University Edinburgh, 1923. Bachelor of Laws, University Edinburgh, 1924.
Student, Gray's Inn, Inns of Court, London, 1925.
Associate chairman, Development and Migration Commission, Commonwealth of Australia, Melbourne, 1926-1930; associate professor political science, Occidental College, California, 1930-1937; field representative, American Association for Adult Education, New York City, 1937-1939; professor political science, New York University, 1949-1990.
Lieutenant colonel The Black Watch, British Armed Forces, 1939-1945. Military assistant to deputy chief of Imperial General Staff (British), 1944. Member American Political Science Association, Phi Beta Kappa.