Identity:
Adam Gielgud was a Foreign office official and writer.
Life:
Adam Gielgud was a member of the Arts Club 1866-1920. He may have known JW in the mid-seventies, when his name appears in an address book (#12714).
Bibliography:
Simpson's Kensington and Hammersmith directory and court guide ..., London, 1863; Kelly's Directory for Chelsea, Pimlico and Belgravia Directory 'Buff Book', London, 1887; Chelsea, Pimlico and Belgravia Directory, London, 1881, 1885, and 1886/1887; Hayman, Ronald, John Gielgud, London, 1971.