Walter Adams (politician)
Walter Adams (1830–1892) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Early life Walter Adams was born on 22 November 1830 in Yeovil, Somersetshire, England. He was educated at a private school at Somerton nearby. He arrived in Sydney, New South Wales in September 1849, where he worked as a blacksmith with his brothers Edward and James. Adam moved to Wide Bay in Queensland in 1853 where he resided in Maryborough and continued to work as a blacksmith. While in Maryborough, he established a machinery business a contracting business. He also owned a sugar cane farm in the Somerville area. Politics While living in Maryborough, Adams served as an alderman in the Maryborough Town Council and was chairman of its Works Committee. In 1872, Adams left Maryborough and moved to Bundaberg, where he purchased the sugar cane farm, Somerville Plantation, at Barolin. In about 1874 he built and operated the Adams Hotel on the south-east corner of Burbong and Barolin Streets. He also contracted to build roads, bridges and telegraph lines. Adams quickly became involved in local affairs, serving as president of the School of Arts for 5 years and also as a