John Quincy Adams
6th President
Born: 1767 Died: 1848 Served: 1825 - 1829

Vice-President John C. Calhoun
Political Party Democratic-Republican
College Harvard
Occupation Lawyer
Birthplace Braintree, Mass.
Place of Burial Quincy, Mass.

Pop Quiz Facts

* 1825: Elected president by the House of Representatives after four candidates failed to receive a majority of electoral votes.
* 1828: Soundly defeated by Andrew Jackson in reelection bid.

Interesting Facts

* His father, John Adams, was the second president. * As president, Adams swam nude in the Potomac River every day, weather permitting.
* He was the first to be elected president without receiving either the most popular voters or the most votes of the electoral college.
* He was the first president married abroad.
* Adams was the first of three presidents who were Phi Beta Kappa.
* He is the only president to be elected to the House of Representatives after his presidential term.

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