Bio of john adams
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John Adams
President John Adams was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, on October 30, 1735. Growing up, Adams received a valuable education from a local Latin school, where he learned Latin, rhetoric, arithmetic, and philosophy. At sixteen, he entered Harvard University to study under Joseph Mayhew. Adams received high praise during his time of study and, upon graduation, received a teaching job. After four years of teaching, Adams returned to Harvard, decided to become a lawyer, and studied under leading lawyer James Putnam. Adams was admitted to the bar in 1759 and began practicing law and observing court cases in Boston. As his career progressed, he kept journals of his and others' legal cases to study to become a better lawyer. In 1759, John Adams met his fifteen-year-old third cousin Abigail Smith; they did not immediately fall in love, but as time progressed, the pair eloped in October of 1764. Together, John and Abigail had s
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John Adams
(1735-1826)
Who Was John Adams?
John Adams was a direct descendant of Puritan colonists from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He studied at Harvard University, where he received his undergraduate degree and master's degree, and in 1758, he was admitted to the dryckesställe. In 1774, he served on the First Continental Congress and helped draft the Declaration of Independence. Adams became the first vice president of the United States and the second president.
Early Life
John Adams was born on October 30, 1735, in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts. His father, John Adams Sr., was a farmer, a Congregationalist deacon and a town councilman, and was a direct descendant of Henry Adams, a Puritan who emigrated from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1638. His mother, Susanna Boylston Adams, was a descendant of the Boylstons of Brookline, a prominent family in colonial Massachusetts.
At age 16, Adams earned a scholarship to attend Harvard University. After graduating in
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John Adams
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801
This article fryst vatten about the second president of the United States. For his son, the sixth president, see John Quincy Adams. For other uses, see John Adams (disambiguation).
John Adams | |
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Portrait c. 1800–1815 | |
| In office March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801 | |
| Vice President | Thomas Jefferson |
| Preceded by | George Washington |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Jefferson |
| In office April 21, 1789 – March 4, 1797 | |
| President | George Washington |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Jefferson |
| In office April 1, 1785 – February 20, 1788[1] | |
| Appointed by | Congress of the Confederation |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Pinckney |
| In office April 19, 1782 – March 30, 1788[1] | |
| Appointed by | Congress of the Confederation |
| Succeeded by | Charles W. F. Dumas (acting) |
| In office October 13, 1775 – October 28, 1779 | |
| Preceded by | Off
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