Term[]
2nd President of the United States |
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Federalist |
March 4, 1797 - March 4, 1801 (61-65) |
Preceded by George Washington |
Succeeded by Thomas Jefferson |
1st Vice President of the United States |
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April 30, 1789 - March 4, 1797 (53-61) |
Succeeded by Thomas Jefferson |
1st US Minister to Great Britain |
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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 |
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April 19, 1782 - March 30, 1788 (46-52) |
Appointed by the Congress of the Confederation |
Succeeded by William Short |
2nd US Envoy to France |
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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 |
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October 13, 1775 - October 28, 1779 (39-43) |
Succeeded by Francis Lewis |
12th Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court |
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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 |
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September 5, 1774 - November 28, 1777 (38-42) |
Succeeded by Samuel Holten |
Life Data[]
Full Name | John Adams Jr. |
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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 |
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Birth | February 8, 1691 |
Marriage | November 23, 1734 - May 25, 1761 (26 years, died) |
Death | May 25, 1761 (70 years) |
Mother | Susanna Boylston |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Birth | July 14, 1765 |
Death | August 15, 1813 (48 years) |
Husband | William Stephens Smith (1755-1816) | June 12, 1786 - August 15, 1813 (27 years, died) |
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Child 1 | William Steuben Smith (1787-1850) | m.1813 Catherine Johnson (1786-1869) | 2 sons, 1 daughter |
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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 |
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Birth | July 11, 1767 |
Death | February 23, 1848 (80 years) |
Wife | Louisa Catherine Johnson (1775-1852) | July 26, 1797 - February 23, 1848 (50 years, died) |
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Child 1 | George Washington Adams (1801-29) | ||
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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 |
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Birth | December 28, 1768 |
Death | February 4, 1770 (1 year) |
Child 4[]
Full Name | Charles Adams |
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Birth | May 29, 1770 |
Death | November 30, 1800 (30 years) |
Wife | Sarah Smith (1769-1828) | August 29, 1795 - November 30, 1800 (5 years, died) |
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Child 1 | Susanna Boylston Adams (1796-1884) | m.1817 Charles Clark (1793-1819)
m.1833 William Tredway (1795-1836) |
1 daughter |
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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 |
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Birth | September 15, 1772 |
Death | March 12, 1832 (59 years) |
Wife | Ann Harrod (1774-1846) | May 16, 1805 - March 12, 1832 (26 years, died) |
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Child 1 | Abigail Smith Adams (1806-45) | m.1831 John Angier (1797-1865) | |
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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 |
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Birth | July 11, 1777 |
Death | July 11, 1777 (Stillbirth) |
Presidential Cabinet (1797-1801)[]
Number | Name | Birth/Death | Term | State |
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2 | Thomas Jefferson | 1743-1826 (83 years) | 1797-1801 (4 years) | Virginia |
Number | Name | Birth/Death | Term | State |
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4 | Timothy Pickering | 1745-1829 (84 years) | 1797-1800 (3 years) | Massachusetts |
5 | John Marshall | 1755-1835 (80 years) | 1800-01 (1 year) | Virginia |
Number | Name | Birth/Death | Term | State |
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2 | Oliver Wolcott Jr. | 1760-1833 (73 years) | 1797-1800 (3 years) | Connecticut |
3 | Samuel Dexter | 1761-1816 (55 years) | 1801 (4 months) | Massachusetts |
Number | Name | Birth/Death | Term | State |
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3 | James McHenry | 1753-1816 (63 years) | 1797-1800 (3 years) | Maryland |
4 | Samuel Dexter | 1761-1816 (55 years) | 1800-01 (1 year) | Massachusetts |
Number | Name | Birth/Death | Term | State |
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3 | Charles Lee | 1758-1815 (57 years) | 1797-1801 (4 years) | Virginia |
Number | Name | Birth/Death | Term | State |
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1 | Benjamin Stoddert | 1751-1813 (62 years) | 1798-1801 (3 years) | Maryland |
U.S. Supreme Court (1797-1801)[]
Number | Name | Birth/Death | Term | State |
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3 | Oliver Ellsworth | 1745-1807 (62 years) | 1796-1800 (4 years) | Connecticut |
4 | John Marshall | 1755-1835 (80 years) | 1801-35 (34 years) | Virginia |
Number | Name | Birth/Death | Term | State |
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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 |