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|birth_place = [[Cork (city)|Cork]], Ireland | |birth_place = [[Cork (city)|Cork]], Ireland | ||
|death_place = [[Ashwell, Rutland]] | |death_place = [[Ashwell, Rutland]] | ||
|placeofburial = Ashwell | |placeofburial = Churchyard of [[St Mary's Church, Ashwell, Rutland]] | ||
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Adams was appointed an [[Ecclesiastical Household|honorary chaplain]] to the [[Prince of Wales]] on 7 May 1900,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27190|page=2920|date=8 May 1900}}</ref> and following the Prince's accession as [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VII]] he was confirmed in the post of honorary chaplain to the King on 23 July 1901.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27336|pages=4838–4839|date=23 July 1901}}</ref> After the resignation of Reverend [[Handley Moule]] to become bishop in September 1901, Adams was appointed one of twelve [[Ecclesiastical Household|chaplains-in-ordinary]] to the King.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27370 |page=7045 |date=1 November 1901}}</ref> | Adams was appointed an [[Ecclesiastical Household|honorary chaplain]] to the [[Prince of Wales]] on 7 May 1900,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27190|page=2920|date=8 May 1900}}</ref> and following the Prince's accession as [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VII]] he was confirmed in the post of honorary chaplain to the King on 23 July 1901.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27336|pages=4838–4839|date=23 July 1901}}</ref> After the resignation of Reverend [[Handley Moule]] to become bishop in September 1901, Adams was appointed one of twelve [[Ecclesiastical Household|chaplains-in-ordinary]] to the King.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27370 |page=7045 |date=1 November 1901}}</ref> | ||
Adams died on 20 October 1903 and was buried on 24 October in the churchyard | Adams died on 20 October 1903 and was buried on 24 October in the churchyard of [[St Mary's Church, Ashwell, Rutland]] where he was rector. His grave was restored in 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stamfordtoday.co.uk/news/War-hero39s-memorial-is-restored.3251498.jp|title=War hero's memorial is restored|newspaper=Rutland and Stamford Mercury|date=2 October 2007|accessdate=4 June 2008}}</ref> | ||
[[File:The grave of James Adams VC in the churchyard of St Mary's, Ashwell.jpg|thumb|The grave of James Adams in the churchyard of St Mary's, Ashwell]] | [[File:The grave of James Adams VC in the churchyard of St Mary's, Ashwell.jpg|thumb|The grave of James Adams in the churchyard of [[St Mary's Church, Ashwell, Rutland|St Mary's, Ashwell]]]] | ||
On 16 August 1881 at [[Iver Heath]], he married Alice Mary, eldest daughter of [[Sir Thomas Willshire, 1st Baronet]]; they had a daughter, Edith who married [[Geoffry Northcote]]. | On 16 August 1881 at [[Iver Heath]], he married Alice Mary, eldest daughter of [[Sir Thomas Willshire, 1st Baronet]]; they had a daughter, Edith who married [[Geoffry Northcote]]. | ||