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John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain.
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. Adams, who had served as vice president under George Washington , took office as president after winning the 1796 presidential election .
6 years, 325 days before 6th president John Quincy Adams (died February 23, 1848) 21 years, 111 days before 8th president Martin Van Buren (died July 24, 1862) 11th president James K. Polk (died June 15, 1849) 12 years, 217 days before 10th president John Tyler (died January 18, 1862)
Charles Adams (May 29, 1770 – November 30, 1800) was the second son of the second United States president, John Adams, and his wife, Abigail Adams (née Smith). He was also the younger brother of the sixth president, John Quincy Adams .
January 20 – Adams nominates John Marshall to the Supreme Court to replace Oliver Ellsworth. [1] January 23 – A vote to ratify the Convention of 1800 fails in the Senate with 16 votes in favor and 14 against, falling below the required 20-vote supermajority. [46] January 27 – The Senate confirms Marshall's nomination to the Supreme Court. [1]
Abigail Adams Smith (July 14, 1765 – August 15, 1813), nicknamed "Nabby", was a daughter of Abigail and John Adams, founding father and second President of the United States, and the older sister of John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States. She was named for her mother.
Sylvester Lewis Adams, 39, executed on Aug. 18, 1995, strangled his 16-year old neighbor in 1979 after trying to rob him. Adams was the first to die by lethal injection in South Carolina.
George Washington Adams was born in Berlin, the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia, on April 12, 1801.He was a member of the distinguished Adams family.Adams was the eldest son of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States, who was then serving as a diplomatic representative of the United States, and his English-born wife Louisa Catherine Adams.