John Quincy Adams was born on July 11, 1767 in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts. His father was John Adams and his mother was Abigail Smith Adams. He, like his father, graduated from Harvard College and became a lawyer. He served as our 6^th President from March 4, 1825 to March 3, 1829.

     Mr. Adams, in the election of 1824, received neither a majority of popular votes nor electoral votes. The U.S. House of Representatives elected him President because another candidate, Henry Clay, threw his support to Mr. Adams, thereby defeating candidate General Andrew Jackson. Clay was later appointed by Mr. Adams to serve as Secretary of State. Many people thought that this was the result of a shady deal made between the two.  President John Quincy Adams lost his bid for re-election in 1828.

     John Quincy Adams married Louisa Catherine Johnson in 1797. They had four children: George, Charles, John and Louisa. Mr. Adams was the first President to have ever been photographed. After his service as President, John Quincy Adams was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. He is the only former President to have done this. Prior to having been elected President, he had also served as a U.S. Senator and as President James Monroe’s Secretary of State.

     President John Quincy Adams died on February 23, 1848 in Washington, D. C. He was 80 years of age.