John Quincy Adams

John Quincy Adams served as the sixth President of the United States. He was the first President who was the son of a President.

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John Quincy Adams was the 6th president of the united states of america and the 1st son of a president to be elected presidentThe second of John and Abigail Adams's five children, John Quincy Adams was born July 11, 1767, in the North Precinct of Braintree, Massachusetts (later Quincy). His parents' home in Quincy remained his own home throughout his life, though he was often away for extended periods in Europe and Washington. He was strongly influenced by his fiercely dedicated and brilliant parents. At home, issues of government, politics, world affairs, literature, religion and morality were all considered immediate and pressing. "JQA," as he began early to identify himself, accompanied and assisted his father on diplomatic trips to Europe, 1778-85, serving, despite his youth, as secretary to Francis Dana and his father in negotiations with foreign countries. Abroad John Quincy Adamsy developed a love for the Greek and Roman classics. On returning to America, he was granted admission to Harvard College with advanced standing, based on his studies at the University of Leyden.

Following graduation in 1787, Adams studied and briefly practiced law, but found it boring and depressing. Looking elsewhere for fulfillment, he was developing a reputation as an orator and as a newspaper essayist, author of "Letters of Publicola," a response to Thomas Jefferson's approval of Thomas Paine's Rights of Man. He was looking forward to an independent life, one not dominated by his parents' expectations. Events, however, dictated otherwise.

In 1794 President Washington appointed young Adams minister to Holland, a position he accepted only after much inner turmoil and parental prodding. During his father's presidency, 1797-1801, Adams served as minister to Prussia, an appointment that drew strong criticism from the Republicans.

During a diplomatic visit to London in 1795, Adams met and fell in love with Louisa Catherine Johnson, daughter of an American businessman, mistakenly thought to be extremely wealthy. The couple married in 1797 at an Anglican church in London. John and Louisa Adams's strong but often difficult marriage endured until his death.











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