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John Adams
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801
This article is about the second president of the United States. For his son, the sixth president, see John Quincy Adams. For other uses, see John Adams (disambiguation).
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| In office March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vice President | Thomas Jefferson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | George Washington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Thomas Jefferson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office April 21, 1789 – March 4, 1797 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | George Washington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Office established | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Thomas Jefferson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office April 1, 1785 – February 20, 1788[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appointed by | Congress of the Confederation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Thomas Pinckney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office April 19, 1782 – March 30, 1788[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appointed by | Congress of the Confederation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Charles W. F. Dumas (acting) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office October 13, 1775 – October 28, 1779 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Office established | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Francis Lewis (Continental Board of Admiralty) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Adams (1735-1826)John Adams ©Adams was a leading figure in the American fight for independence and second president of the United States. During his presidency, Washington became the American capital. John Adams was born on 19 October 1735 in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts, the son of a farmer. Adams graduated from Harvard College in 1755 and became a lawyer. In 1764 he married Abigail Smith, an intelligent and independent woman who provided her husband with considerable support throughout his career. From the mid-1760's, Adams increasingly began to oppose British legislation in its American colony, beginning with the Stamp Act. Despite his hostility to the British government, in 1770 he defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre. This made him unpopular but marked him out as a man of high principles. At the First and Second Continental Congresses, where he represented Massachusetts, Adams used his considerable writing and speaking skills to persuade other colonists firstly of the need for opposition to Britain, and then of the cause fo
John Quincy AdamsPresident of the United States from 1825 to 1829 "JQA" redirects here. For other uses, see John Quincy Adams (disambiguation) and JQA (disambiguation).
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