Sir Charles Adam | |
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 Admiral Sir Charles Adam | |
| Born | 6 October 1780 |
| Died | 19 September 1853 (aged 72) Greenwich, London |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1790–1847 |
| Rank | Admiral of the Blue |
| Commands | Sybille Chiffonne Resistance Invincible Impregnable Royal Sovereign North America and West Indies Station Greenwich Hospital |
| Battles/wars | Napoleonic Wars |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Admiral Sir Charles Adam FRSE KCB (6 October 1780 – 19 September 1853) was a Scottish Royal Navy officer and politician who served during the Napoleonic Wars. He later commanded the royal yacht, Royal Sovereign, and was the Member of Parliament for Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire. 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.