| Authorised form of name | Adair; Robert Alexander Shafto (1811 - 1886); 1st Baron Waveney |
| Dates | 1811 - 1886 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | 25 August 1811 |
| Date of death | 15 February 1886 |
| Activity | Education: Harrow School; Trinity College, Cambridge. SCL Member of PArliament for Cambridge 1847-52 and 1854-57. Jog Sheriff of County Antrim 1853. Lietenant Colonel East Suffolk Militia Artillery 1853-81 and Hon. Colonel therof 1881-1886; Military ADC to the Queen, wi the rank of Colonel 1857-86. Succedded his father 24 February 1869 as the second Baronet and was created Baron Waveney 10 April 1873; Lord Lieutenant Co. Antrim 1883-86; Hon. Col. 4th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles; Chairman, Ipswich Quarter Session. Claimed to have been nitiated a Freemason in 1828 Honours: Baron 1873
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 05/06/1845 |
| Relationships | Died without issue |
| Source | Sources: Bulloch's Roll References: Vanity Fair, 2 April 1881 |
| Code | NA888 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1845/18 | Adair, Robert Alexander Shafto, 1st Baron Waveney: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MS/426/168 | Copy letter from C R [Charles Richard] Weld, the Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society; to R. [Robert Alexander] Shafto Adair Esq | 3 December 1845 |