John Quincy Adams

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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS

Before entering the presidency, John Quincy Adams held several important diplomatic posts. He took part in the negotiations that ended the War of 1812. As Secretary of State, he helped develop the Monroe Doctrine. Quarrels within his party hampered Adams as President, and he made little progress with his ambitious legislative program. His years in the White House were perhaps the unhappiest period of Adams' life. A year after leaving the White House, Adams was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives, where he spent the rest of his life -- probably one of the happiest periods of his life.

Chronology of His Life and Career

July 11, 1767		Born in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts.
1787		Graduated from Harvard College.
1794		Became Minister to The Netherlands.
1796		Appointed Minister to Portugal, but never took the post.
July 26, 1797		Married Louisa Catherine Johnson.
1803		Elected to the U. S. Senate.
1809		Appointed Minister to Russia.
1814-1815		Helped negotiate peace with Great Britain.
1815		Named Minister to Great Britain.
1817		Appointed Secretary of State.
1819		Negotiated the purchase of Florida from Spain.
1825		Elected President of the United States.
1830		Elected to the U. S. House of Representatives.
1841		Successfully defended the Africans who had seized the Amistad before the U. S. Supreme Court.
February 23, 1848		Died in Washington, D. C.

Notes and Trivia

John Quincy Adams was the first son of a President (John Adams) to become President.

Sources

Adams National Historical Park www.nps.gov/adam/
Miller Center of Public Affairs millercenter.org

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