Robert Watkins Adams (October 20, 1839 – August 15, 1886) was a soldier during the American Civil War and a Florida State Senator.

He was born in Athens, Georgia, served in the Confederate Army, and was imprisoned after the war.

[1] His parents were Nathaniel and Mary Mildred née Flournoy Adams.

He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1859[2] and taught at a school in Hamilton County.

[1] His son Frank Adams served in the Florida Legislature as a senator, as did his grandson Robert Stanley Adams.