John Adams (c. 1746 – 1817) was a British politician who sat in the

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between 1774 and 1780. Adams was the son of John Adams of

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, Carmarthenshire who was

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in 1758. His mother was Elizabeth Lloyd, daughter of Walter Lloyd, M.P of Peterwell and sister of Sir Herbert Lloyd, 1st Baronet. He matriculated at

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on 23 January 1766, aged 19 and was created MA at Oxford in 1773. It also appears that entered

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in 1765 and was called to the bar in 1772. In 1769 he inherited the Peterwell and

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estates from his uncle Sir Herbert Lloyd, Bt who is said to have shot himself on account of his large debts. The estate was therefore already heavily mortgaged, and Adams amassed more debts and attempted to sell the estate. His father died before 1772. In 1776, a London attorney, who held the original mortgage, bought the Peterwell estate. Adams was appointed

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in 1774. In

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he was returned as Member of Parliament for both

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and

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and decided to take his seat at Carmarthen. He had gained Carmarthen through the interest of Griffith Philipps but Philipps dropped him as candidate for Carmarthen in 1780. He considered standing at Cardigan, where his remaining estate gave him an interest, but decided not to enter the poll. Long before his death Lloyd had spent his inheritance. He died on 2 June 1817.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, John 1740s births 1817 deaths People from Carmarthenshire Alumni of the Queen's College, Oxford Members of Lincoln's Inn Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for Welsh constituencies British MPs 1774–1780 High sheriffs of Carmarthenshire Year of birth uncertain