Authorised form of name | Adair; James (c 1743 - 1798) |
Dates | c 1743 - 1798 |
Nationality | British |
Date of death | 21 July 1798 |
DatesAndPlaces | Burial: Bunhill Fields burying-ground |
Occupation | Barrister |
Activity | Education: BA (1764) MA (1767) Peterhouse, Cambridge Career: Called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn; Counsel in the trial of the printers of 'Junius's letters' (1771); MP for Cockermouth (1775-1780); Recorder of London (1779-1789); King's Sergeant; joined London Volunteers force and died returning from a shooting exercise (1798)
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Membership category | Fellow |
Date of election | 10/04/1788 |
Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB |
Code | NA2774 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNo | Title | Date |
IM/000023 | Adair, James | nd |
EC/1788/01 | Adair, James: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |