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Sir Frank Forbes Adam, 1st Baronet CB, CIE, DL (17 June 1846 – 22 December 1926) was a British banker who made his fortune in British India. He was President of the Bank of Bombay.
He was educated at Loretto School.
He was created a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in 1888, knighted (Knight Bachelor) in 1890, created Baronet of Hankelow Court, Sussex in 1917 and made a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1919.
He married Rose Frances, daughter of Charles Gordon Kemball, a Judge High Court, Bombay. They had three sons and a daughter:
Sir Ronald Forbes Adam, 2nd Baronet GCB, DSO, OBE (1885–1982), British army general.
Eric Forbes Adam CMG (1888–1925), diplomat
Colin Gurden Forbes Adam CSI (1889–1982), civil servant
Hetty Reay Clifford Forbes Adam MBE (1896–1970).