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| Date transcribed | 2009-08-22 | | Transcribed by | Peter Bailey | | Comment | MIs taken from "Bengal Obituary" Dedicated by Holmes & Co., Calcutta, 1851 |
| | Surname | Adam | | | Forename(s) | John | | | Year of Death | 1825 | | | Inscription | To the memory of John Adam, eldest son of The Right Honorable William Adam, Lord Chief Commissioner of the Jury Court in Scotland. He arrived in Bengal, 1796, and passed through the highest offices in the Civil Service of the East India Company, Placed in the Supreme Council in 1819, he was again appointed to that station when the usual term of holding it had expired. From January to August 1823, he acted as Governor of India: Bad health compelled him to embark for England in March 1825, but he died on the 4th June, in the 47th year of his age, and his remains were committed to the Ocean. His indefatigable zeal, and exemplary integrity; the firmness of his conduct; his elevated views, and the wisdom of his measures; have been recorded by the Supreme Council of Bengal, and by those who preside over the affairs of India, in England. The modesty of his demeanour, his cultivated and intelligent conversation, the kindness of his nature and active benevolence will long be cherished in the hearts of those who dedicate this marble to his virtues. |
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