Background
Adams was born in Upton, Herefordshire, England in 1811.
Adams was born in Upton, Herefordshire, England in 1811.
He came to New Zealand in 1850, and arrived in Nelson on the Eden. He became one of the runholders in the Wairau Valley. He was the first Superintendent of Marlborough Province in 1860, following the separation from the Nelson Province.
He represented the Picton electorate from 1867 to 1868, when he resigned.
Adams died on 23 July 1884. He is buried on his homestead Langley Dale on the north bank of the Wairau River.