[3][4] He was created a Senator of the College of Justice on 6 December 1876 and given the title "Lord Adam".

[4] He lived with his family at 34 Moray Place, a large terraced Georgian townhouse on the Moray Estate in western Edinburgh.

[3] He is buried with his family in Dean Cemetery in the west of Edinburgh.

The grave lies against the north wall of the northern extension.

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