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20 hours ago · John Quincy Adams (/ ˈ k w ɪ n z i / ⓘ; July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American statesman, politician, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States, from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States secretary of state from 1817 to 1825.
2 days ago · John Adams (born October 30 [October 19, Old Style], 1735, Braintree [now in Quincy], Massachusetts [U.S.]—died July 4, 1826, Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.) was an early advocate of American independence from Great Britain, a major figure in the Continental Congress (1774–77), the author of the Massachusetts constitution (1780), a signer of ...
- John Adams was an advocate of American independence from Britain, a major figure in the Continental Congress (1774–77), the author of the Massachus...
- Having finished second to George Washington in the first U.S. presidential election in 1789 and serving as Washington’s vice president (1789–97), A...
- John Adams’s family could trace its lineage to the first generation of Puritan settlers in New England and made major contributions to U.S. politic...
- John Adams was born and raised in Braintree (now in Quincy), Massachusetts. The eldest of the three sons of farmer and shoemaker Deacon John Adams,...
20 hours ago · John Quincy Adams was born on July 11, 1767, in Braintree, Massachusetts, to John Adams and Abigail Adams. He followed in his father's footsteps, becoming a prominent figure in American politics. Adams served as the sixth President of the United States from 1825 to 1829, following in the footsteps of his father, who was the second President.
3 days ago · John Adams was born on October 30, 1735 in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts, the eldest son of John Adams Sr., a farmer and cobbler, and Susanna Boylston Adams. Young John enjoyed a privileged upbringing. His father earned enough to send him to a prep school and then Harvard College, where he excelled, graduating in 1755 at age 20.
20 hours ago · John Quincy Adams was born there in 1767. John Adams Birthplace, constructed in 1722, incorporated several reused timbers dated to 1678, possibly from an earlier house on the site. This house features chamfered summer beams and reused rafters originally supporting clasped purlins, a framing practice common in England but rare among surviving ...
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2 days ago · On February 9, 1825, the House voted (with each state delegation casting one vote) to elect John Quincy Adams as president, ultimately giving the election to him. The Democratic-Republican Party had won six consecutive presidential elections and by 1824 was the only national political party.
I’ve been reading the American President series on JQ Adams by Robert V. Remini. Love the book and want to read more. What are the best scholarly biographies written about him at the university level? Thanks in advance! I’d highly recommend John Quincy Adams: Militant Spirit by James Traub.
