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John Henry Adams was born around 1848 at 227 West Leigh Street in Richmond, the younger of two sons and second of four children of John Adams and Octavia Jackson Adams. His father was a contractor and plasterer, one of fifteen free Blacks in Virginia who had accumulated at least $4,000 in property by 1860. The senior Adams owned thirteen houses and lots in that year and bought eight more by 1871, making him Richmond’s leading African American real estate holder. When he died in 1873 his estate was reportedly worth about $40,000. Adams’s father had at least a basic education and an excellent reputation. He took a leading role in the First African and Ebenezer Baptist Churches in Richmond, interested himself in the colonization movement, and served after the war as an officer in Black labor unions.

John H. Adams matriculated in 1869 at Lincoln University in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and received an AB in 1873. He became a plasterer and was active in several of Richmond’s Black organizations. On July 26, 1876, he married Anna Boyd. Their two sons both died in i

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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).

John Adams

Portrait c. 1800-1815

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)

In office
Octo

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Henry Adams

American historian and Adams political family member (1838–1918)

For other people named Henry Adams, see Henry Adams (disambiguation).

Henry Adams
1885 photograph of Adams by William Notman
Born	Henry Brooks Adams (1838-02-16)February 16, 1838 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	March 27, 1918(1918-03-27) (aged 80) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Rock Creek Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S.
Pen name	Frances Snow Compton
Occupation
Language	English
Nationality	American
Citizenship	American
Alma mater	Harvard College University of Berlin
Genre	memoir, history
Notable works	The Education of Henry Adams, The History of the United States of America 1801–1817
Notable awards	Pulitzer Prize
Spouse	Marian Hooper Adams
Relatives

Henry Brooks Adams (February 16, 1838 – March 27, 1918) was an American historian and a member of the Adams political family, descended from two U.S. presidents. As a young Harvard graduate, he served as secretary to his father, Charles Francis Adams, Abraham Lincoln