Wikipedia Biographical Summary

"John Adam (5 March 1721 – 25 June 1792) was a Scottish architect. Born in Linktown of Abbotshall, now part of Kirkcaldy, Fife, he was the eldest son of architect and entrepreneur William Adam. His younger brothers Robert and James Adam also became architects...

...Upon his death in 1792, he was succeeded as laird of Blair Adam by his only surviving son, the politician and judge William Adam."

SOURCE: Wikipedia contributors, 'John Adam (architect)', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 20 July 2012, 19:49 UTC, <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Adam_(architect)&oldid=503328945> [accessed 29 August 2012]