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David McAdam (New York County, New York, attorney and commissioner of deeds)

b. 1839-03-06 d. 1901-12-23

New York County, New York, attorney and commissioner of deeds. New York native. Son of Thomas McAdam and Gennett McAdam. Married to Caroline McAdam. Father to Thomas McAdam. Worked in the law office of F. F. Marbury in New York City, New York, from 1849-1859. Admitted to the New York State Bar in 1859. Attorney in New York City in 1860. Appointed Commissioner of Deeds for the Commonwealth of Kentucky in New York City in 1862.

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White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, New York, New York County, New York Ward 16, District 3, p. 292B.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, New York, New York County, New York Ward 20, District 2, p. 487.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, New York, New York County, New York Ward 20, District 17, p. 524A.

"Justice M'Adam Dead," New York Tribune, (New York, Ny.), Dec. 23, 1901, p. 1.

Find A Grave, "David McAdam (1839-1901)," Memorial #63237981, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63237981 (accessed July 19, 2021).

Citation

McAdam, David. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32207834 (November 12, 2026).

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