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U.S. Presidents: John Q. Adams

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John Quincy Adams

(1767-1848)

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Occupation

U.S. President (March 4, 1825 - March 4, 1829)

U.S. Representative

Diplomat

Lawyer
Date of Birth July 11, 1767
Date of Death February 23, 1848
Place of Birth Braintree, MA
Place of Death Washington, D.C.
Education University of Leiden
Nickname

"Old Man Eloquent"

"The Abolitonist"
Parents

Abigail Adams

John Adams
Spouse Louisa Johnson
Political Party

Federalist (1792-1808)

Democratic-Republican (1809-1828)

National Republican (1828-1830)

Anti-Masonic (1830-1834)

Whig (1834-1848)
Number of Children Four

Did You Know?

President John Q. Adams...

  • ...was elected president despite losing both the popular and electoral votes.
  • ...was an avid skinny-dipper.
  • ...kept a pet alligator in a bathtub at the White House.
  • ...enjoyed a good game of billiards.

Biography

Born in Massachusetts on July 11, 1767, John Quincy Adams was the eldest son of President John Adams and the sixth president of the United States. In his pre-presidential years, Adams was one of America's greatest diplomats (formulating, among other things, what became the Monroe Doctrine); in his post-presidential years, he conducted a consistent and often dramatic fight against the expansion of slavery. Though full of promise, his presidential years were difficult. He died in 1848 in Washington, D.C.

Quotes

“You will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it.”
—John Quincy Adams
 
“America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy.”
—John Quincy Adams

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