William Thomas Adams

He was the son of John Adams, from Oxted in Surrey, and his wife Annie Mary Otway.^[3][1] He was educated at a London Board School, the Central Street School in Finsbury. He became a clerk, and was married in 1908 to Florence Nightingale.^[3] He was elected as a member of Hammersmith Metropolitan Borough Council in 1934, became an alderman in 1938, and was Leader of the Council from 1944 to 1945.^[3][1]

He was elected at the 1945 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hammersmith South,^[2] having contested the seat unsuccessfully in 1935.^[2] During his time in the Commons, he never made a Maiden Speech.^[4] He died in office four years later, aged 64.^[1]

• Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Adams

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