John Adams (c. 1746 – 1817) was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1774 and 1780.
[1] It also appears that entered Lincoln's Inn in 1765 and was called to the bar in 1772.
[2] In 1769 he inherited the Peterwell and Falcondale estates from his uncle Sir Herbert Lloyd, Bt who is said to have shot himself on account of his large debts.
[4] In 1776, a London attorney, who held the original mortgage, bought the Peterwell estate.
He considered standing at Cardigan, where his remaining estate gave him an interest, but decided not to enter the poll.