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Graeme Mercer Adam (May 25, 1839 – October 30, 1912) was a Canadian author, editor, and publisher.
Born in Scotland Adam moved to Toronto in his early 20s, where he became a prominent figure in the Canadian publishing industry. He is best known for founding what became the John W. Lovell Publishing Company.
Adam served twelve years in the Canadian militia as a captain and a commander. In the mid-nineteenth century, he married Jane Gibson, a daughter of the late John Gibson, of Montreal, one of the founders Lovell and Gibson, printers and editors.