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Charles Francis Adams III was born on August 2, 1866, in Quincy, Massachusetts, to Frances "Fanny" Cadwalader Crowninshield and John Quincy Adams II. [2]Adams graduated cum laude from Harvard College in 1888, where he was a brother of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Alpha chapter).
Charles Francis Adams Sr. (August 18, 1807 – November 21, 1886) was an American historical editor, writer, politician, and diplomat. [1] As United States Minister to the United Kingdom during the American Civil War, Adams was crucial to Union efforts to prevent British recognition of the Confederate States of America and maintain European neutrality to the utmost extent.
Charles Francis Adams Sr., class of 1825; Charles Francis Adams Jr., class of 1856; Henry Brooks Adams, class of 1858 and faculty member; Brooks Adams, class of 1870; George Caspar Adams, class of 1886, played football at Harvard and served as their head football coach for three seasons; Charles Francis Adams III, class of 1888; Roger Adams ...
Charles Francis Adams Sr. (1807–1886), married Abigail Brooks (1808–1889) John Quincy Adams II (1833–1894), lawyer and politician; Charles Francis Adams Jr. (1835–1915), Civil War general, president of Union Pacific Railroad (1884–1890) Charles Francis Adams III (1866–1954), 44th Secretary of the Navy, mayor of Quincy, Massachusetts
Charles Francis Adams Jr. (May 27, 1835 – March 20, 1915) was an American author, historian, and railroad and park commissioner who served as the president of the Union Pacific Railroad from 1884 to 1890.
Charles Francis Adams III (1866–1954), nephew of above, U.S. Navy secretary Charles Francis Adams IV (1910–1999), son of above, president of Raytheon Charles Adams (ice hockey) (1876–1947), grocery magnate and founder of the Boston Bruins
Charles Francis Adams III was the skipper of Resolute in this race. Despite being disabled in the first race and losing the second, Resolute won the final three races and in doing so retained the Cup on behalf of the NYYC, continuing the club's unbroken record of defending the America's Cup.
The Mrs. Charles Francis Adams Trophy, or Adams Cup for short, was the competition for the United States Women's Sailing Championship.The donor of the award was Francis Lovering Adams the wife of Charles Francis Adams III, former Secretary to the Navy and skipper of the 1920 America's Cup winner Resolute.