John Quincy Adams was the sixth president of the United States.
John Adams, Sr. (1691-1761), was the great-grandson of Henry Adams, who emigrated from Braintree, Essex, England to Massachusetts about 1640. The presidency of John Adams, began on March 4, 1797, when John Adams was inaugurated as the second President of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1801. He was succeeded by Thomas Jefferson of the De…
John was a farmer and cobbler, but also a deacon in his church, a lieutenant in the militia and a selectman, or town councilman, who supervised schools and roads. He was also the eldest son of President John Adams, the second U.S. president. John Adams was an advocate of American independence from Britain, a major figure in the Continental Congress (1774–77), the author of the Massachusetts constitution (1780), a signer of the Treaty of Paris (1783), ambassador to the Court of St. James (1785–88), and the first vice president (1789–97) and second president (1797–1801) of the United States. He was often referred to as \"Deacon John,\" reflecting his religious role and differentiating him from his son John. John Adams, a remarkable political philosopher, served as the second President of the United States (1797-1801), after serving as the first Vice President under President George Washington. Adams, who had served as vice president under George Washington, took office as president after winning the 1796 presidential election.
John Quincy Adams (/ ˈ k w ɪ n z i / (); July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States, from 1825 to 1829.He previously served as the eighth United States Secretary of State from 1817 to 1825. The only member of the Federalist Party to ever serve as president, his presidency ended after a single term following his defeat in the 1800 presidential election.