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Adams, John Quincy

Born
7/11/1767
Birthplace
Braintree (Quincy), Massachusettes
Titles and Honors
6th U.S. President
Education
1787 - Graduated Harvard College law dept.;admitted to bar in 1790.
1794 - appointed Washington's minister to Netherlands
1797-1801 - Minister to Prussia
1803-08 - U.S.Senator
1809-15 - Minister to Russia
1815-17 - Minister to London
1817-24 - Secretary of State under James Monroe
1824 - Elected President
1831 - served in House of Representatives until death
Occupation
6th U.S. President;
March 4, 1825-March 3, 1829
Publications
Ref: ATLAS OF THE PRESIDENTS, by Donald E. Cooke
THE LIVES AND GRAVES OF OUR PRESIDENTS, by G. S. Weaver
Father
John Adams
Mother
Abigail Adams
Spouse
Louisa Catherine Adams, m. 7/26/1797, London, England
Children
George Washington (b. 1801)
John II (b. 1803)
Charles Francis (b. 1807)
Louisa Catherine (b. 1811)
Relations
First son of a president to become president
Nationality
American

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