"This hand, to tyrants ever sworn the foe,

For Freedom only deals the deadly blow;

Then sheathes in calm repose the vengeful blade,

For gentle peace in Freedom's hallowed shade."

Written in an Album, 1842.

             
             
             
 

  John Quincy Adams

  
      6th President of the United States    March 4, 1825 to March 3, 1829  
             
             
             
      Born: July 11, 1767, in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts   Died: February 23, 1848, in Washington, D.C.  
      Father: John Adams   Mother: Abigail Smith Adams  
      Religion: Unitarian   Education: Graduated from Harvard College (1787)  
      Occupation: Lawyer   Political Party: Democratic-Republican  
      Nickname: "Old Man Eloquent"      
             
             
             

Married: Louisa Catherine Johnson (1775-1852), on July 26, 1797

Children: George Washington Adams (1801-29); John Adams (1803-34); Charles Francis Adams (1807-86); Louisa Catherine Adams (1811-12)

Other Government Positions:  
  • Secretary to U.S. Minister to Russia, 1781
  • Minister to the Netherlands, 1794
  • Minister to Prussia, 1797-1801
  • United States Senator, 1803-08
  • Minister to Russia, 1809-11
  • Peace Commissioner at Treaty of Ghent, 1814
  • Secretary of State, 1817-25
  • Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1831-48
Points of Interest:  
  • Adams regularly swam nude in the Potomac River.
    Anne Royall, the first American professional journalist,
    knew of Adams' 5 A.M. swims; went to the river, gathered
    his clothes and sat on them until she had her interview
  • the first to be elected president without receiving
    either the most popular votes or the most votes
    of the electoral college; chosen by the House of Representatives
  • the first president married abroad
  • first president to be photographed
  • the only president to be elected to the House after his presidency

"This is the last of earth! I am content."

His Last Words, Feb. 21, 1848.

 
 
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