Adams political family
| Adams family | |
|---|---|
 Motto: " Fidem libertatem amicitiam retinebis" (Faith, freedom and fidelity) | |
| Current region | Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Place of origin | Braintree, Essex, England |
| Members | President John Adams FL Abigail Adams President John Quincy Adams |
| Connected members | Gov. Samuel Adams Prof. Samuel A. Adams |
| Connected families | Baldwin family (US) Taft family (US) Spencer family (UK) |
| Estate(s) | Peacefield, Quincy, Massachusetts |
The Adams family was a prominent political family in the United States from the late 18th through the early 20th centuries. Based in eastern Massachusetts, they formed part of the Boston Brahmin community. The surname Adams stems from Henry Adams of the county of Somerset in Great Britain.[1]
Members
- Henry Adams (1583–1646) born Barton St David, Somerset, England was the first of the clan who immigrated to New England, United States.[2]
- John Adams, Sr. (1691–1761)
- John Adams (1735–1826), second President of the United States, married Abigail Adams (née Smith) (1744–1818)[3]
- John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), sixth President of the United States, married English-born Louisa Adams (née Johnson) (1775–1852)[4]
- George Washington Adams (1801–1829), member of Massachusetts state legislature[5]
- John Adams II (1803–1834), Private Secretary to his father
- Charles Francis Adams, Sr. (1807–1886), U.S. Congressman and Ambassador to the United Kingdom[6]
- John Quincy Adams II (1833–1894), lawyer and politician[7]
- George Caspar Adams (1863–1900), prominent college athlete and football coach at Harvard University.[8]
- Charles Francis Adams III (1866–1954), 44th Secretary of the Navy, mayor of Quincy, Massachusetts.[9]
- Charles Francis Adams IV (1910–1999), first president of Raytheon
- Charles Francis Adams, Jr. (1835–1915), brigadier-general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and president of the Union Pacific Railroad from 1884 to 1890.
- John Adams (1875–1964), married Marian Morse
- Thomas Boylston Adams, executive, writer, and political candidate
- John Adams (1875–1964), married Marian Morse
- Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918), a prominent author and political commentator, married Marian Hooper Adams (née Hooper) (1843–1885)
- Brooks Adams (1848–1927), a historian and political scientist.
- John Quincy Adams II (1833–1894), lawyer and politician[7]
- Charles Adams (1770–1800), New York lawyer
- Thomas Boylston Adams, Massachusetts legislator and judge[10]
- John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), sixth President of the United States, married English-born Louisa Adams (née Johnson) (1775–1852)[4]
- Elihu Adams (1741–1775), soldier
- John Adams (1735–1826), second President of the United States, married Abigail Adams (née Smith) (1744–1818)[3]
- Samuel Adams (1722–1803), the second President's second cousin; not usually considered part of the family
- Samuel A. Adams (1934–1988), a historian and CIA analyst.
Family tree
The following is a selective family tree of notable members of the Adams family relative to Charles Francis Adams IV:
President John Quincy Adams Louisa Catherine Johnson Peter Chardon Brooks Abigail [Brown] Charles Francis Adams, Sr. Abigail Brown [Brooks] George Caspar Crowninshield Harriet [Sears] Charles Francis Adams, Jr. John Quincy Adams II Frances Cadwalader [Crowninshield] John Quincy Adams III George Caspar Adams Charles Francis Adams III Frances [Lovering] Frances C. Adams Arthur Adams Margery Lee [Sargeant] Abigail ("Hitty") Adams Robert Homans Catherine Lovering Adams Henry Sturgis Morgan Charles Francis Adams IV Margaret [Stockton] Five Sons Abigail Adams James C. Manny Allison Adams Paul G. Hagan Charles Francis Adams V Timothy Adams
Harvard University and the Adams family
- John Adams Class of 1755
- John Quincy Adams Class of 1788
- Charles Adams (1770–1800) Class of 1789
- Thomas Boylston Adams (1772–1832) Class of 1790
- George Washington Adams Class of 1821
- John Adams II, expelled with most of senior class prior to 1823 graduation, later among those designated "Bachelor of Arts as of 1823" and added to Harvard's Roll of Graduates
- John Quincy Adams II
- Charles Francis Adams, Sr. Class of 1825
- Charles Francis Adams, Jr. Class of 1856
- Henry Brooks Adams Class of 1858
- Brooks Adams Class of 1870
- George Caspar Adams Class of 1886
- Charles Francis Adams III Class of 1888
- Roger Adams Class of 1909
- Charles Francis Adams IV Class of 1932
- Thomas Boylston Adams (1910–1997) Class of 1933[11] (was not graduated)[12]
- Samuel A. Adams Class of 1955
Adams House, one of twelve residential colleges at Harvard, is named after John Adams and later members of the Adams family.
Connections
The Adams political family is connected with U.S. Presidents Millard Fillmore, William Howard Taft, and Calvin Coolidge and U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, through common descent from one Henry Squire.[13]
Through his mother, John Adams was a second cousin of Massachusetts governor Increase Sumner; their maternal grandmothers were sisters. Both were also related to President Coolidge and to Diana, Princess of Wales, and through the latter to The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry.
The Adams family is one of only four families to have produced two Presidents of the United States, the others being the Bush family, the Roosevelt family, and the Harrison family.
Memorials
See also
References
- ^ Walker, Jane C. (2002). John Adams. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, Inc. p. 14. ISBN 0766017044.
- ^ John Adams: Biography
- ^ John Adams bioguide at Congress.gov
- ^ John Quincy Adams bioguide at Politicalgraveyard.com
- ^ George Washington Adams bioguide at Politicalgraveyard.com
- ^ Charles Francis Adams, Sr. bioguide at Congress.gov
- ^ John Quincy Adams II bioguide at Politicalgraveyard.com
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- ^ Charles Francis Adams III bioguide at Politicalgraveyard.com
- ^ Thomas Boylston Adams biography at Masshist.org
- ^ William E. McKibben (June 9, 1082). "Four More Years". Harvard Crimson. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ Eric Pace (June 9, 1997). "Thomas B. Adams Dies at 86; Descendant of Two Presidents". New York Times. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
Adams... attended Harvard College from 1929 to 1932
- ^ Henry Squire biography Archived May 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine at Concentric.net (b. 1563)
Further reading
- Robert J. Maddox, "The Adamses in America," American History Illustrated, Apr 1971, Vol. 6 Issue 1, p 12-21
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