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  • Charles Adam
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  • Admiral Sir Charles Adam, KCB (6 October 1780 – 19 September 1853) was a British naval officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars. He later commanded the royal yacht, Royal Sovereign, and was the Member of Parliament for UK Parliament constituency. He held the office of First Naval Lord three times. In that capacity he dealt ably with the economies of a peacetime budget, provided naval support for the expulsion of Muhammad Ali's forces from Syria in 1840 and ensured technological progress continued. He was also the father of William Patrick Adam, a colonial administrator and Liberal politician.
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serviceyears
  • 1790
Birth Date
  • 1780-10-06
Commands
death place
  • Greenwich, London
Name
  • Sir Charles Adam
Caption
  • Admiral Sir Charles Adam
Title
Awards
death date
  • 1853-09-19
Rank
Battles
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Years
  • 1831
  • 1834
  • 1835
  • 1839
  • 1841
  • 1846
  • 1847
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  • Admiral Sir Charles Adam, KCB (6 October 1780 – 19 September 1853) was a British naval officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars. He later commanded the royal yacht, Royal Sovereign, and was the Member of Parliament for UK Parliament constituency. He held the office of First Naval Lord three times. In that capacity he dealt ably with the economies of a peacetime budget, provided naval support for the expulsion of Muhammad Ali's forces from Syria in 1840 and ensured technological progress continued. He was also the father of William Patrick Adam, a colonial administrator and Liberal politician.
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