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John Adams, 2nd President of the United States





Term[]

2nd President of the United States
Federalist
March 4, 1797 - March 4, 1801 (61-65)
Preceded by George Washington
Succeeded by Thomas Jefferson


1st Vice President of the United States
April 30, 1789 - March 4, 1797 (53-61)
Succeeded by Thomas Jefferson


1st US Minister to Great Britain
April 1, 1785 - February 20, 1788 (49-52)
Appointed by the Congress of the Confederation
Succeeded by Thomas Pinckney


1st US Minister to the Netherlands
April 19, 1782 - March 30, 1788 (46-52)
Appointed by the Congress of the Confederation
Succeeded by William Short


2nd US Envoy to France
November 28, 1777 - March 8, 1779 (42-43)
Appointed by the Continental Congress
Preceded by Silas Deane
Succeeded by Benjamin Franklin


1st Chairman of the US Marine Committee
October 13, 1775 - October 28, 1779 (39-43)
Succeeded by Francis Lewis


12th Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
October 1, 1775 - February 1, 1777 (39-40)
Appointed by the Provincial Congress
Preceded by Peter Oliver
Succeeded by William Cushing


Delegate to the Continental Congress from Massachusetts
September 5, 1774 - November 28, 1777 (38-42)
Succeeded by Samuel Holten


Life Data[]

Full Name John Adams Jr.
Birth October 30, 1735
Birthplace Braintree, Massachusetts
Education Harvard University (BA 1755, MA 1758)
Occupation Lawyer, Educator
Death July 4, 1826 (90 years)
Deathplace Quincy, Massachusetts


Parents[]

Father John Adams
Birth February 8, 1691
Marriage November 23, 1734 - May 25, 1761 (26 years, died)
Death May 25, 1761 (70 years)


Mother Susanna Boylston
Birth March 5, 1708
First Marriage John Adams (1691-1761, m.1734-61, 27 years widowed)
Second Marriage John Hall (1698-1780, m.1766-80, 14 years widowed)
Death April 17, 1797 (89 years)


Siblings[]

Sibling 1 Peter Boylston Adams
Birth October 16, 1738
Marriage Mary Crosby (1749-1823, m.1768-1823, 55 years died)
Children Thomas, Mary, Boylston, Ann, Susanna, Susanna, Hannah, Elizabeth, Anna
Death June 2, 1823 (84 years)


Sibling 2 Elihu Adams
Birth May 29, 1741
Marriage Thankful White (1747-1822, m.1765-75, 10 years died)
Children Sarah, Susanna, John, Elisha, Elihu
Death August 10, 1775 (34 years)


Paternal Grandparents[]

Paternal Grandfather Joseph Adams Jr.
Birth December 24, 1654
Father Joseph Adams (1626-94)
Mother Abigail Baxter (1634-92)
First Marriage Mary Chapin (1662-87, m.1682-86, 4 years widowed)
Children 2 daughters
Second Marriage Hannah Bass (1667-1705, m.1687-1705, 18 years widowed)
Third Marriage Elizabeth Hobart (1666-1739, m.1710-37, 27 years died)
Children 1 son
Death February 12, 1737 (82 years)


Paternal Grandmother Hannah Bass
Birth June 22, 1667
Father John Bass (1630-1716)
Mother Ruth Alden (1634-74)
Children 5 sons, 3 daughters
Death October 24, 1705 (38 years)


Maternal Grandparents[]

Maternal Grandfather Peter Boylston
Birth 1673
Father Thomas Boylston (1645-95)
Mother Mary Gardner (1648-1722)
Marriage 1705 - September 10, 1743 (37-38 years, died)
Death September 10, 1743 (69-70 years)


Maternal Grandmother Ann White
Birth July 4, 1685
Father Benjamin White (1646-1723)
Mother Susanna Cogswell (1657-1701)
Children 1 son, 6 daughters
Death March 1, 1772 (86 years)


Marriage[]

Wife Abigail Smith
Birth November 22, 1744
Father William Smith Jr. (1707-83)
Mother Elizabeth Quincy (1721-75)
Marriage October 25, 1764 - October 28, 1818 (54 years, widowed)
Death October 25, 1818 (73 years)


Child 1[]

Full Name Abigail Amelia Adams
Birth July 14, 1765
Death August 15, 1813 (48 years)


Marriages
Husband William Stephens Smith (1755-1816) June 12, 1786 - August 15, 1813 (27 years, died)


Children
Child 1 William Steuben Smith (1787-1850) m.1813 Catherine Johnson (1786-1869) 2 sons, 1 daughter
Child 2 John Adams Smith (1788-1854)
Child 3 Thomas Hollis Smith (1790-91)
Child 4 Caroline Amelia Smith (1795-1852) m.1814 John DeWindt (1786-1870) 4 sons, 8 daughters

Child 2[]

Full Name John Quincy Adams
Birth July 11, 1767
Death February 23, 1848 (80 years)


Marriages
Wife Louisa Catherine Johnson (1775-1852) July 26, 1797 - February 23, 1848 (50 years, died)


Children
Child 1 George Washington Adams (1801-29)
Child 2 John Adams (1803-34) m.1828 Mary Hellen (1806-70) 2 daughters
Child 3 Charles Francis Adams (1807-86) m.1829 Abigail Brooks (1808-89) 5 sons, 2 daughters
Child 4 Louisa Catherine Adams (1811-12)


Child 3[]

Full Name Grace Susanna Adams
Birth December 28, 1768
Death February 4, 1770 (1 year)


Child 4[]

Full Name Charles Adams
Birth May 29, 1770
Death November 30, 1800 (30 years)


Marriages
Wife Sarah Smith (1769-1828) August 29, 1795 - November 30, 1800 (5 years, died)


Children
Child 1 Susanna Boylston Adams (1796-1884) m.1817 Charles Clark (1793-1819)

m.1833 William Tredway (1795-1836)

1 daughter
Child 2 Abigail Louisa Smith Adams (1798-1836) m.1814 Alexander Johnson (1786-1867) 7 sons, 3 daughters


Child 5[]

Full Name Thomas Boylston Adams
Birth September 15, 1772
Death March 12, 1832 (59 years)


Marriages
Wife Ann Harrod (1774-1846) May 16, 1805 - March 12, 1832 (26 years, died)


Children
Child 1 Abigail Smith Adams (1806-45) m.1831 John Angier (1797-1865)
Child 2 Elizabeth Coombs Adams (1808-1903)
Child 3 Thomas Boylston Adams Jr. (1809-37)
Child 4 Frances Foster Adams (1811-12)
Child 5 Isaac Hull Adams (1813-1900)
Child 6 John Quincy Adams (1815-85) m.1839 Frances Jones (1815-88) 4 sons, 4 daughters
Child 7 Joseph Harrod Adams (1817-53)


Child 6[]

Full Name Elizabeth Adams
Birth July 11, 1777
Death July 11, 1777 (Stillbirth)


Presidential Cabinet (1797-1801)[]

Vice President
Number Name Birth/Death Term State
2 Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826 (83 years) 1797-1801 (4 years) Virginia


Secretary of State
Number Name Birth/Death Term State
4 Timothy Pickering 1745-1829 (84 years) 1797-1800 (3 years) Massachusetts
5 John Marshall 1755-1835 (80 years) 1800-01 (1 year) Virginia


Secretary of the Treasury
Number Name Birth/Death Term State
2 Oliver Wolcott Jr. 1760-1833 (73 years) 1797-1800 (3 years) Connecticut
3 Samuel Dexter 1761-1816 (55 years) 1801 (4 months) Massachusetts


Secretary of War
Number Name Birth/Death Term State
3 James McHenry 1753-1816 (63 years) 1797-1800 (3 years) Maryland
4 Samuel Dexter 1761-1816 (55 years) 1800-01 (1 year) Massachusetts


Attorney General
Number Name Birth/Death Term State
3 Charles Lee 1758-1815 (57 years) 1797-1801 (4 years) Virginia


Secretary of the Navy
Number Name Birth/Death Term State
1 Benjamin Stoddert 1751-1813 (62 years) 1798-1801 (3 years) Maryland


U.S. Supreme Court (1797-1801)[]

Chief Justice
Number Name Birth/Death Term State
3 Oliver Ellsworth 1745-1807 (62 years) 1796-1800 (4 years) Connecticut
4 John Marshall 1755-1835 (80 years) 1801-35 (34 years) Virginia


Associate Justices
Number Name Birth/Death Term State
2 William Cushing 1732-1810 (78 years) 1789-1810 (21 years) Massachusetts
3 James Wilson 1742-98 (56 years) 1789-98 (9 years) Pennsylvania
5 James Iredell 1751-99 (48 years) 1789-99 (10 years) North Carolina
7 William Paterson 1745-1806 (61 years) 1793-1806 (13 years) New Jersey
8 Samuel Chase 1741-1811 (70 years) 1796-1811 (15 years) Maryland
9 Bushrod Washington 1762-1829 (67 years) 1798-1829 (31 years) Virginia
10 Alfred Moore 1755-1810 (55 years) 1800-04 (4 years) North Carolina

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