Travers Adamson

Travers Adamson (6 August 1827 – 4 April 1897)^[1] was an Irish barrister, who served as a politician and Solicitor-General of Victoria.

Travers Adamson
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for The Murray
In office 23 October 1856 – 3 February 1858
In office 22 February 1858 – 9 August 1859
Personal details
Born	(1827-08-06)6 August 1827 Dublin, Ireland
Died	4 April 1897(1897-04-04) (aged 69) London, England
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Trinity College Dublin
Profession	Barrister

Adamson was born in Dublin and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Trinity College in 1849.^[2] Following his studies at King's Inns, he was called to the Irish Bar in April 1850. He was admitted to practise at the Victorian Bar on 24 November 1852.^[3]

Adamson represented the Murray district in the first Legislative Assembly of Victoria, which assembled in November 1856. On 3 February 1858, he resigned the seat, having accepted the role of Prosecuting Barrister for Melbourne, and was re-elected to the assembly in a by-election on 22 February.^[4] In 1859, The Murray was changed to a single-member district, and Adamson contested the new electoral district of Castlemaine but was defeated.

Adamson was appointed solicitor-general in the Nicholson government from 27 October 1859 to 5 March 1860,^[5] and then Crown Prosecutor until he resigned in February 1883.^[6] He left Victoria for England, and resided in London where he died in 1897.^[7]