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Charles Kingsley AdamsCBE FBA
Adams in December 1964.
Born	17 June 1899 Sidcup, Kent, England
Died	19 January 1971 London, England
Known for	Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries

Charles Kingsley Adams, CBE, FBA (17 June 1899 – 19 January 1971) was director, Keeper and Secretary of the National Portrait Gallery from 1951 to 1964

Adams was born in Sidcup, Kent on 17 June 1899, the son of Albert and Annie Adams, his father was a watchmaker. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the East Surrey Regiment during the First World War.

He was made CBE in 1954 and was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. His portrait is held by the NPG

Adams died in London on 19 January 1971.

References

1. ‘ADAMS, Charles Kingsley’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 6 May 2013
2. "Charles Kingsley Adams - Person - National Portrait Gallery". Npg.org.uk. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

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