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6th President of the US – John Quincy Adams

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John Quincy Adams was the sixth President of the United States. He was the son of John Adams, who was the second president of the nation. A Unitarian by religion, Adams was born on July 11, 1767.

Prior to becoming the sixth president of the U.S., Adams served his nation in different [...]


John Quincy Adams was the sixth President of the United States. He was the son of John Adams, who was the second president of the nation. A Unitarian by religion, Adams was born on July 11, 1767.

Prior to becoming the sixth president of the U.S., Adams served his nation in different capacities such as the Member of the U.S. House of Representatives, the 8th United States Secretary of State, United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, United States Ambassador to Russia, United States Senator from Massachusetts, United States Ambassador to Prussia, and United States Ambassador to the Netherlands.

John Quincy Adams served as the 8th United States Secretary of State for almost eight years (1817-1825).

Early Life of John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams was born in Quincy, Massachusetts. His father was John Adams and his mother was Abigail Adams. He is one of the two father-son Presidents of the U.S., the other being George W. Bush. Adams studied in Leiden University and Harvard University. He became a graduate in 1788 and after completing his studies, he visited many countries including Sweden, Finland, and Denmark. At the age of just 26, Adams was designated as United States Ambassador to the Netherlands. In 1797, Adams became a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Subsequently, he was designated as United States Ambassador to Germany. He married Louisa Catherine Johnson on July 26, 1797 in London, United Kingdom.

Presidential Life

John Quincy Adams became member of different parties such as Democratic-Republican, Federalist, National Republican, and subsequently Whig and Anti-Masonic parties. As United States Secretary of State, he played a key role in preparing the Monroe Doctrine. In the 1824-25 United States Presidential Election, he entered the contest and the other candidates were William H. Crawford, John C. Calhoun, Andrew Jackson, and Henry Clay. On the day of election, Andrew Jackson emerged victorious, however, he could not get the essential number of electoral votes. According to the Twelfth Amendment, the House of Representatives chose John Quincy Adams as the sixth President of the United States. He also attained the support of Henry Clay, another presidential candidate. After leaving office, he served as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Facts

Full Name: John Quincy Adams
Date of Birth: July 11, 1767, Braintree, Massachusetts
Died on: February 23, 1848, Washington, D.C.
Burial site: First Unitarian Church, Quincy, Massachusetts
Parents: John and Abigail Smith Adams
Spouse: Louisa Catherine Johnson (1775-1852; m. 1797)
Children: George Washington (1801-1829); John II (1803-1834); Charles Francis (1807-1886); Louisa Catherine (1811-1812)
Religion: Unitarian
Education: Harvard College (B.A., 1787)
Profession(s): Lawyer
Government ranks: Minister to the Netherlands, Prussia, and Russia; U.S. Senator and representative (Mass.); peace commissioner at the Treaty of Ghent; secretary of state under James Monroe
Political Party: Democratic-Republican
President Term: March 4, 1825-March 4, 1829
Age when assumed office: 57

Outcome of the Elections

1824 Presidential / Vice Presidential Candidates Popular Votes Electoral Votes
John Quincy Adams (Democratic-Republican) 108740 84
Andrew Jackson (Democratic-Republican) 153544 99
William H. Crawrford (Democratic-Republican) 47136 41
Henry Clay (Democratic-Republican) 46618 37

Presidential Term and its details

Dates: March 4, 1825-March 4, 1829
Vice President: John C. Calhoun (1825-29)

Snapshot of John Quincy Adams’s life

1767 Born in Massachusetts
1775 American Revolutionary War begins
1787 Earns degree from Harvard College
1790-94 Works as attorney in private practice in Boston
1794-97 Serves as minister to Holland
1796 Father John Adams elected president
1797-1801 Serves as minister to the Court of Prussia
1803-8 Serves in the U.S. Senate as a Federalist from Massachusetts; recalled by special election in 1808
1809-15 Serves as minister to Russia during presidency of James Madison
1812 War of 1812 begins
1815-17 Serves as minister to Great Britain; negotiator of Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812
1817-24 Serves as U.S. Secretary of state; writes the Monroe Doctrine
1825-29 Serves as sixth U.S. President
1831-49 Serves in the U.S. House of Representatives from Plymouth District, Massachusetts
1841 Serves as co-counsel on the Amistad case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, delivering the closing argument
1844 Successful in rescinding a Congressional gag rule on slavery
1846 Opposes U.S. Conflict with Mexico
1848 Dies in Washington, D.C.

 

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