John Adams, 1st Baron Adams
- John Adams, 1st Baron Adams
John Jackson Adams, 1st Baron Adams OBE, JP, MA (12 October 1890-23 August 1960) was a British Peer. The son of Thomas Adams and Mary Bowness, he was created 1st Baron Adams, of Ennerdale, Cumberland UK on 16 February 1949.
Education
Arlecdon Council School
Career
He held the office of Chairman of the Arlecdon and Frizington Urban District Council between 1919 and 1923. He held the office of County Alderman before 1934. He held the office of Deputy Regional Controller of the Board of Trade for Cumberland Westmorland Sub-region between 1944 and 1948.
Family
In 1914 he married Agnes Jane Birney, they had one son:
*Thomas Adams (b.1923), who died in infancy.
As Lord Adams had no surviving male issue the title became extinct upon his death on 23 August 1960.
References
* ‘ADAMS’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p302.htm#i3017 thePeerage.com]
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