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ADAMS, John, (father of John Quincy Adams; grandfather of Charles Francis Adams; cousin of Samuel Adams; father-in-law of William Stephens Smith),
a Delegate from Massachusetts and a Vice President and 2d President
of the United States; born in Braintree, Mass., October 19, 1735; graduated
from Harvard College in 1755; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1758 and
commenced practice in Suffolk County; joined the Sons of Liberty and argued
against the Stamp Act; was elected to represent Boston in the general court in
1768; Member of the Continental Congress 1774-1777; signed the Declaration of
Independence and proposed George Washington, of Virginia, for General of the
American Army; became a member of the Board of War, but resigned to accept
appointment as commissioner to the Court of France; Minister Plenipotentiary to
Holland 1782; first Minister to England 1785-1788; elected in 1788 as the first
Vice President of the United States with George Washington as President;
reelected in 1792 and served from April 21, 1789, to March 3, 1797; elected
President of the United States and served from March 4, 1797, to March 3, 1801;
delegate to the constitutional convention of Massachusetts 1820; died in
Quincy, Mass., July 4, 1826; interment under the old First Congregational
Church, now called the United First Parish Church.
BibliographyMcCullough, David.
John Adams. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001; Ryerson,
Richard Alan, ed.
John Adams and the Founding of the Republic. Boston:
Massachusetts Historical Society (Northeastern University Press),
2001.
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