John Quincy Adams

Term

6th President of the United States
Democratic-Republican
March 4, 1825 - March 4, 1829  (57-61)
Preceded by James Monroe
Succeeded by Andrew Jackson

13th Secretary of State of the United States
September 22, 1817 - March 3, 1825  (50-57)
Preceded by Richard Rush
Succeeded by Daniel Brent

Data

Full Name	John Quincy Adams
Born	July 11, 1767
Birthplace	Quincy, Massachusetts
Alma Mater	Harvard University  (B.A. 1787, M.A. 1790)
Died	February 23, 1848  (80 years)
Deathplace	Washington, D.C.

Parents

John Adams

Born	October 30, 1735
Father	John Adams  (1691-1761) (70 years)
Mother	Susanna Boylston  (1708-97) (89 years)
Marriage	1764 - 1818  (54 years, widowed)
Died	July 4, 1826  (90 years)

Abigail Smith

Born	November 22, 1744
Father	William Smith  (1707-83) (76 years)
Mother	Elizabeth Quincy  (1721-75) (54 years)
Children	6
Died	October 28, 1818  (73 years)

Siblings

1. Abigail Amelia Adams  (1765-1813) (48 years) (married 1786  William Smith  (1755-1816) (61 years))
2. Grace Susanna Adams  (1768-70) (2 years)
3. Charles Adams  (1770-1800) (30 years) (married 1795  Sarah Smith  (1769-1828) (59 years))
4. Thomas Boylston Adams  (1772-1832) (60 years) (married 1805  Ann Harrod  (1774-1846) (72 years))
5. Elizabeth Adams  (1777-77) (1 day)

Marriages

1. Louisa Catherine Johnson

Born	February 12, 1775
Father	Joshua Johnson  (1742-1802) (60 years)
Mother	Catherine Nuth  (1757-1811) (54 years)
Marriage	July 26, 1797 - February 23, 1848  (50 years, died)
Died	May 15, 1852  (77 years)

Child 1: George Washington Adams

Born	April 12, 1801	Died	April 30, 1829 (28 years)

Child 2: John Adams

Born	July 4, 1803	Died	October 23, 1834 (31 years)

Marriages

Wife	Mary Catherine Hellen  (1806-70) (64 years)
Marriage	February 25, 1828 - October 23, 1834  (6 years, died)

Children

1. Mary Louisa Adams  (1829-59) (30 years)
2. Georgeanna Frances Adams  (1830-39) (9 years)

Child 3: Charles Francis Adams

Born	August 18, 1807	Died	November 21, 1886 (79 years)

Marriages

Wife	Abigail Brown Brooks  (1808-89) (81 years)
Marriage	September 3, 1829 - November 21, 1886  (57 years, died)

Children

1. Louisa Catherine Adams  (1831-70) (39 years)
2. John Quincy Adams  (1833-94) (61 years)
3. Charles Francis Adams Jr.  (1835-1915) (80 years)
4. Henry Brooks Adams  (1838-1918) (80 years)
5. Arthur Adams  (1841-46) (5 years)
6. Mary Gardner Adams  (1845-1928) (83 years)
7. Peter Chardon Brooks Adams  (1848-1927) (79 years)

Child 4: Louisa Catherine Adams

Born	August 12, 1811	Died	September 15, 1812 (1 year)

Occupation

U.S. Representative from Massachusetts' 8th District  (1843-48)

U.S. Representative from Massachusetts' 12th District  (1833-43)

U.S. Representative from Massachusetts' 11th District  (1831-33)

United States Envoy to the United Kingdom  (1815-17)

United States Minister to Russia  (1809-14)

U.S. Senator from Massachusetts  (1803-08)

United States Minister to Prussia  (1797-1801)

United States Minister to the Netherlands  (1793-97)

Lawyer

Presidential Election of 1824

1. Andrew Jackson

Birth/Death	1767 - 1845  (78 years)
State	Tennessee
Occupation	U.S. Senator from Tennessee  (1797-98, 1823-35)
Political Party	Democratic-Republican
Vice President	John C. Calhoun  (1782-1850) (SC) Incumbent Secretary of War of the United States  (1817-25)
Popular Vote	151, 271  (41.36%)
Electoral Vote	99  (14 states)

2. John Quincy Adams

Birth/Death	1767 - 1848  (81 years)
State	Massachusetts
Occupation	Incumbent Secretary of State of the United States  (1817-25)
Political Party	Democratic-Republican
Vice President	John C. Calhoun  (1782-1850) (SC) Incumbent Secretary of War of the United States  (1817-25)
Popular Vote	113, 122  (30.92%)
Electoral Vote	84  (8 states)

3. William H. Crawford

Birth/Death	1772 - 1834  (62 years)
State	Georgia
Occupation	Incumbent Secretary of the Treasury of the United States  (1816-25)
Political Party	Democratice-Republican
Vice President	Nathaniel Macon  (1757-1837) (NC) U.S. Senator from North Carolina  (1815-28)
Popular Vote	40, 856  (11.21%)
Electoral Vote	41  (4 states)

4. Henry Clay

Birth/Death	1777 - 1852  (75 years)
State	Kentucky
Occupation	Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives  (1811-14, 1815-20, 1823-25)
Political Party	Democratic-Republican
Vice President	Nathan Sanford  (1777-1838) (NY) Chancellor of New York  (1823-26)
Popular Vote	47, 531  (12.99%)
Electoral Vote	37  (4 states)

Addendum

During the Presidential Election of 1824 the candidates were required to receive 131 Electoral Votes to win. Since none of the four candidates reached the requirement, the top three candidates (Jackson, Adams, and Crawford) ran in a special election in the U.S. House of Representatives.  John Quincy Adams: 87 (41%) Andrew Jackson: 71 (33%) William H. Crawford: 54 (25%)

Vice President

John C. Calhoun  (1782-1850)	SC	1825-29

Cabinet

Secretary of State

Daniel Brent  (1770-1841)	VA	1825
Henry Clay  (1777-1852)	KY	1825-29

Secretary of the Treasury

Richard Rush  (1780-1859)	PA	1825-29

Secretary of War

James Barbour  (1775-1842)	VA	1825-28
Peter Buell Porter  (1773-1844)	NY	1828-29

Attorney General

William Wirt  (1772-1834)	VA	1825-29

Secretary of the Navy

Samuel L. Southard  (1787-1842)	NJ	1825-29

United States Supreme Court

Chief Justice

John Marshall  (1755-1835)	VA	1800-35  (35 years)

Associate Justices

Bushrod Washington  (1762-1829)	VA	1798-1829  (31 years)
William Johnson  (1771-1834)	SC	1804-34  (30 years)
Thomas Todd  (1765-1826)	VA	1807-26  (19 years)
Gabriel Duvall  (1752-1844)	MD	1811-35  (24 years)
Joseph Story  (1779-1845)	MA	1811-45  (34 years)
Smith Thompson  (1768-1843)	NY	1823-43  (20 years)
Robert Trimble  (1776-1828)	KY	1826-28  (2 years)