Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Michael Adams, QC was a Canadian politician. Born in Douglastown, Parish of Newcastle, New Brunswick, of Irish descent, Adams was educated in Douglastown. He was married twice: first, in 1869, to Miss Catherine L. Patterson, and second, on November 29, 1882, to Miss Nealis. He was called to the Bar of New Brunswick on October 14, 1868, and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in February 1891. Adams held a seat in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1870 to 1874, and also from 1878 to 1887. A member of the Executive Council, he was Surveyor-General from July 13, 1878 to February 26, 1883.