Historedia
Person

John Adam

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1823

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Adam, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. William Pitt Amherst arrives in Calcutta as Governor-General

    1823

    Role: Acting Governor-General prior to Amherst's arrival

    1. August 1823 · CalcuttaArrival in Calcutta

      William Pitt Amherst arrived in Calcutta in August 1823 to assume the role of Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William.

    2. 24 September 1823 · Anglo-Burmese border on the Naaf RiverInheritance of Territorial Dispute

      Amherst inherited a border dispute from the acting Governor-General John Adam, which resulted in violence in September 1823.

Sources

  1. William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04