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 * Not to be confused with the politician William Patrick Adam

Patrick William Adam RSA (1852/4-1929) was a Scottish artist. His paintings are in the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland, the Royal Scottish Academy, Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, Leeds Art Gallery, and the University of Edinburgh.

His date of birth is variously given as 1852 or 1854. His parents were Patrick Adam, a writer, and Louisa Roberts.

He studied at the Royal Scottish Academy and was taught by William McTaggart and George Paul Chalmers.

He was a founder member of the Society of Eight, a group of artists that included FCB Cadell and Samuel Peploe.

He died in North Berwick, and is buried there.