John Quincy Adams

Born: 07/11/1767 (Braintree, MA)
Died: 02/23/1848 (Washington, DC)

Political Party:
Federalist, Democratic-Republican, Whig

Demographics:
Male; Caucasian; Unitarian

Profession:
Politician, Lawyer

Political Positions:
U.S. Minister, Netherlands (1794 - 1797);
U.S. Minister, Prussia (1797 - 1801);
State Senate, MA (1802);
U.S. Senate, MA (1803 - 1808);
U.S. Minister, Russia (1809 - 1814);
U.S. Minister, England (1815 - 1817);
U.S. Secretary of State (1817 - 1825);
President of the United States (1825 - 1829);
U.S. House, MA (1831 - 1848)

Candidate:
For Governor, MA (1834)

Education:
Harvard College (1787)

Professional Details:
Admitted to the Bar (1790); Practiced law in Newburyport and Boston, MA (1790-1794 & 1801-1803)

Historical Info:
Instrumental in 1814 peace treaty between U.S. and Great Britain; Negotiated the cession of Florida by Spain; Credited (with President Monroe) for the Monroe Doctrine.

Family:
m. Louisa Catherine Johnson (1797); Son of John Adams, second President of the United States

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