John Quincy Adams plaque
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John Quincy Adams Crypt
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6/21/2012 4:18:33 PM

United First Parish Church (crypt is below the church)

John Quincy Adams was the sixth president of the United States and the son of the second president, John Adams. His political career began when George Washington appointed him Minister to the Netherlands in 1794 at the age of 26 and to Portugal in 1796. When his father became president he was appointed Minister to Prussia in 1797, and about this time, he married Louisa Catherine Johnson.

Once he returned, Adams was elected to the Massachusetts State Senate in 1802. He was elected to the United States Senate in 1803. During his time as a senator, he became a professor of rhetoric at Harvard. Once James Madison became president, Adams was appointed as the first Minister to Russia and later became the Secretary of the Cabinet under James Monroe’s presidency. And in 1825, he was elected President of the United States but lost a second term to Andrew Jackson. He returned to Massachusetts where he was elected to the United States House of Representatives. While serving on the floor of the senate he collapsed and died shortly after.

John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams /ˈkwɪnzi/ (July 11, 1767 (O.S. July 1, 1766) – February 23, 1848) was the sixth President of the United States (1825–1829). He served as American diplomat, Senator, and Congressional representative. He was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. Adams was the son of former President John Adams and Abigail Adams. As a diplomat, Adams played an important role in negotiating many international treaties, most notably the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812. As Secretary of State, he negotiated with the United Kingdom over America's northern border with Canada, negotiated with Spain the annexation of Florida, and authored the Monroe Doctrine. Historians agree he was one of the greatest diplomats and secretaries of state in American history.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John Quincy Adams
• McCullough, D., 2001, John Adams: Simon and Schuster, 751p