John Adams | |
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![]() Portrait c. 1800–1815 | |
2nd President of the United States | |
In office March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801 | |
Vice President | Thomas Jefferson |
Preceded by | George Washington |
Succeeded by | Thomas Jefferson |
1st Vice President of the United States | |
In office April 21, 1789 – March 4, 1797 | |
President | George Washington |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Thomas Jefferson |
1st United States Minister to Great Britain | |
In office April 1, 1785 – February 20, 1788[1] | |
Appointed by | Congress of the Confederation |
Succeeded by | Thomas Pinckney |
1st United States Minister to the Netherlands | |
In office April 19, 1782 – March 30, 1788[1] | |
Appointed by | Congress of the Confederation |
Succeeded by | Charles W. F. Dumas (acting) |
United States Envoy to France | |
In office November 28, 1777[2][3] – March 8, 1779 | |
Preceded by | Silas Deane |
Succeeded by | Benjamin Franklin |
Chairman of the Marine Committee | |
In office October 13, 1775 – October 28, 1779 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Francis Lewis (Continental Board of Admiralty) |
12th Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature | |
In office October 1775 – February 1777 | |
Appointed by | Provincial Congress |
Preceded by | Peter Oliver |
Succeeded by | William Cushing |
Delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress | |
In office September 5, 1774 – November 28, 1777 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Samuel Holten |
Personal details | |
Born | October 30, 1735 [O.S. October 19, 1735] Braintree, Massachusetts Bay, British America (now Quincy) |
Died | July 4, 1826 Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 90)
Resting place | United First Parish Church |
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Spouse(s) | |
Children | 6, including Abigail, John Quincy, Charles, and Thomas |
Parents | |
Education | Harvard College (AB, AM) |
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John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer. He served as the 2nd president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before becoming president, he was the 1st vice president under George Washington from 1789 to 1797. He was also the one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
Adams was a leader of the American Revolution that gained independence from Great Britain. During the Revolutionary War, he served the U.S. government as a senior diplomat in Europe.
I congratulate you or rather my Country in the choice of you this day as a Commissioner to France for the united States, in lieu of Mr. Dean who is recalled.
Congress proceeded to the election of a commissioner to the Court of France in the room of S. Deane, Esqr. and, the ballots being taken, John Adams, a delegate in Congress from Massachusetts bay, was elected.