Adam Adamson

Born in Pahia in Western Southland, Adamson was educated at Pahia School and Southland Boys' High School. He was born without a right hand. He worked on offices and ran general stores in Tuatapere and Orepuke with his brother Harry before becoming a partner in the firm of Featherston, Adamson and Francis, Accountants and Secretarial Services. He also had a small farm at Tuatapere. == Political career ==

Adamson was a city councillor from 1944 for nine years, then was mayor from 1953 to 1962. He was elected president of the New Zealand Municipal Association in 1960. == Personal life and death ==

Adamson married Alice Harrington in 1922. He was a Presbyterian Church elder. He drove a car until he was 99, and spoke at a formal dinner two nights before his death on 21 July 1984, aged 100. ==References==