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John Quincy Adams
6th President of the United States
(March 4, 1825 to March 3, 1829)
Nickname: "Old
Man Eloquent"
Born: July
11, 1767, in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts
Died: February
23, 1848, in Washington, D.C.
Father:  John
Adams
Mother: Abigail
Smith Adams
Married: Louisa
Catherine Johnson (1775-1852), on July 26, 1797
Children: George
Washington Adams (1801-29); John Adams (1803-34); Charles
Francis Adams (1807-86); Louisa Catherine Adams (1811-12)
Religion: Unitarian
Education: Graduated
from Harvard College (1787)
Occupation: Lawyer
Political Party: Democratic-Republican
Other Government Positions:
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Secretary to U.S. Minister to Russia, 1781
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Minister to the Netherlands, 1794
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Minister to Prussia, 1797-1801
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United States Senator, 1803-08
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Minister to Russia, 1809-11
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Peace Commissioner at Treaty of Ghent, 1814
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Secretary of State, 1817-25 (under Monroe)
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Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1831-48
Presidential Salary: $25,000/year
Vice President: John
C. Calhoun (1825-29)
Cabinet:
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Secretary of State
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Henry Clay (1825-1829)
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Secretary of the Treasury
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Richard Rush (1825-29)
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Secretary of War
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James Barbour (1825-28)
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Peter B. Porter (1828)
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Attorney General
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William Wirt (1825-29)
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Secretary of the Navy
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Samuel L. Southard (1825-29)
Notable Events:
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1825
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1828
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Baltimore & Ohio railroad, the first designed for passengers and
freight.
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Andrew
Jackson defeated
Adams.
Internet Biographies:
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John
Quincy Adams -- from The
Presidents of the United States of America
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Compiled by the White House.
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John Quincy Adams --
from Table
of Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States - MSN Encarta
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Grolier Online has created this resource from its collection of
print articles in Encyclopedia Americana. Contains a full biography,
written by John A. Schultz at the University of Southern California,
along with suggestions for further reading.
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John Quincy Adams --
from The
American President
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From the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of
Virginia, in addition to information on the Presidents themselves,
they have first lady and cabinet member biographies, listings of
presidential staff and advisers, and timelines detailing significant
events in the lives of each administration.
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America's Christian Rulers: John Quincy Adams --
from Forerunner
International
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Biography of Adams from a Christian viewpoint. Choices made by Adams
during his presidency were defended using the Bible. Quotations by
Adams are included.
Historical Documents:
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Inaugural Address
(1825)
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The Jubilee of the Constitution (1839)
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Argument in
the Amistad trial (1841)
Other Internet Resources:
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Adams National Historical Site
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The birthplace of John Quincy Adams and other notable Americans.
From the National
Park Service.
Points of Interest:
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President Adams regularly swam nude in the Potomac River. Anne
Royall, the first American professional journalist, knew of Adams' 5
A.M. swims. After being refused interviews with the president time
after time, she went to the river, gathered his clothes and sat on
them until she had her interview. Before this, no female had
interviewed a president.
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Adams was the first to be elected president without receiving either
the most popular votes or the most votes of the electoral college.
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He was the first president married abroad.
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Adams was the first president to be photographed.
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Adams is the only president to be elected to the House after his
presidency.
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One of his sons, George Washington Adams, died at the age of 28, an
apparent suicide.
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John Quincy Adams
6th President of the United States
(March 4, 1825 to March 3, 1829)
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