| Robert Watkins Adams | |
| Birth Date: | October 20, 1839 |
| Death Date: | August 15, 1886 |
| Alma Mater: | University of Georgia |
| Office: | Senator in the Florida Senate |
| Termstart: | 1870 |
| Termend: | 1873 |
| Birth Place: | Athens, Georgia |
Robert Watkins Adams (October 20, 1839 – August 15, 1886) was a soldier during the American Civil War and a Florida State Senator. He was born in Athens, Georgia, served in the Confederate Army, and was imprisoned after the war. He lived in White Springs, Florida.[1]
His parents were Nathaniel and Mary Mildred née Flournoy Adams. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1859[2] and taught at a school in Hamilton County. He served under Captain Frink in the 5th Florida Regiment and rose to the rank of captain, commanding a company at Gettysburg. He married Sophia Broward in 1862 and had 5 children, Frank Adams, Nathaniel Adams, Robert Watkins Adams, Julia Adams and Minnie Adams.[3] He was elected to the Florida Senate in 1870.
His son Frank Adams served in the Florida Legislature as a senator, as did his grandson Robert Stanley Adams.[4]