| 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 | 1789 |
| EC/1788/01 | Adair, James: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |