<page_title> List of colonial Governors and Presidents of Madras </page_title> <section_title> Governors (of British India) </section_title> <table> <cell> William Patrick Adam <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> 20 December 1880 <col_header> Took office </col_header> </cell> <cell> 24 May 1881 <col_header> Left office </col_header> </cell> </table>
In December 1880, William Patrick Adam was appointed Governor of Madras, which he remained until May of the following year.