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Robert Patten Adams

Robert Patten Adams

Surname: ADAMS

Given Names: Robert Patten

Title and Honours: Mr

Qualifications: Barrister

Date and Place of Birth: 4 March 1831 - Somerset, England

Date of Death: 24 February 1911 - Hobart, Tasmania

 

House of Assembly: 30 June 1859

Electorate: Hobart Town

Party:

Positions Held:

Date of Departure: October 1866

Reason for Departure:

Comments:

Became Solicitor-General and Puisne Judge after leaving politics.

House of Assembly Long Room Picture: 45

House of Assembly Long Room Picture Number indicates each Member's position in the photographic record.

Source: Parliament of Tasmania Members Biographical Database, Tasmanian Parliamentary Library.

Additional Reference Material:

A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics, 1890-1964 [by] Colin A. Hughes and B. D. Graham. Canberra, ANU Press, 1968. Biographical Register of the Tasmanian Parliament, 1851-1960 / Scott Bennett and Barbara Bennett. Canberra : ANU, 1980.