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Charles Francis Adams Sr. (August 18, 1807 – November 21, 1886) was an American historical editor, writer, politician, and diplomat. [1] As United States Minister to the United Kingdom during the American Civil War, Adams was crucial to Union efforts to prevent British recognition of the Confederate States of America and maintain European ...
Aug 14, 2024 · Charles Francis Adams (born Aug. 18, 1807, Boston, Mass., U.S.—died Nov. 21, 1886, Boston) was a U.S. diplomat who played an important role in keeping Britain neutral during the U.S. Civil War (1861–65) and in promoting the arbitration of the important “Alabama” claims.
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Charles Francis Adams Sr. was an American historical editor, writer, politician, and diplomat. As United States Minister to the United Kingdom during the American Civil War, Adams was crucial to Union efforts to prevent British recognition of the Confederate States of America and maintain European neutrality to the utmost extent.
CFA was a Republican congressman and a minister to Britain during the Civil War. His diaries reveal his views on slavery, Lincoln, and Reconstruction.
Torn between a crisp navy-and-gold lace suit or a severe black morning coat, Charles Francis Adams fretted over his first day of work. He was more comfortable in plain clothes, but worried...
Minister Adams publicly supported moderation toward the south during the last year of the war and at the start of the Andrew Johnson administration after Lincoln's assassination. But support for Johnson's conciliatory policies were unpopular, and this hurt Charles' future political prospects.
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Charles Francis Adams, (born Aug. 18, 1807, Boston, Mass., U.S.—died Nov. 21, 1886, Boston), U.S. diplomat. The son of John Quincy Adams and the grandson of John Adams, he served in the Massachusetts legislature and edited a Whig journal.
