William Adamson

The Right Honourable William Adamson
Adamson in 1911
Leader of the Labour Party
In office 24 October 1917 – 14 February 1921
Chief Whip	George Henry Roberts William Tyson Wilson Arthur Henderson
Preceded by	Arthur Henderson
Succeeded by	J. R. Clynes
Secretary of State for Scotland
In office 7 June 1929 – 24 August 1931
Prime Minister	Ramsay MacDonald
Preceded by	Sir John Gilmour
Succeeded by	Archibald Sinclair
In office 22 January 1924 – 3 November 1924
Prime Minister	Ramsay MacDonald
Preceded by	Ronald Munro Ferguson
Succeeded by	Sir John Gilmour
Member of Parliament for West Fife
In office 19 December 1910 – 8 October 1931
Preceded by	John Deans Hope
Succeeded by	Charles Milne
Personal details
Born	2 April 1863 (1863-04-02) Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Died	23 February 1936 (1936-02-24) (aged 72)
Nationality	British
Political party	Labour

William Adamson (2 April 1863 – 23 February 1936) was a Scottish trade unionist and Labour Party politician. He was Leader of the Labour Party from 1917 to 1921 and served as Secretary of State for Scotland in 1924 and during 1929–1931 in the first two Labour ministries headed by Ramsay MacDonald.