John Quincy Adams

Full Name: John Quincy Adams
Born: July 11, 1767
Place of Birth: Braintree, Massachusetts
Ancestry: English
Father: John Adams (1735 - 1826)
Mother: Abigail Smith Adams (1744 - 1818)
First Lady: Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams
Children: Three; 3 sons
Pet(s): An Alligator; Silkworms
Education: Graduated from Harvard College (1787)
Religion: Unitarian
Occupation: Lawyer
Military Service: None
Political Party: Democratic - Republican
Offices Held: Secretary to U.S. Minister to Russia, (1781); Minister to the Netherlands, (1794); Minister to Prussia, (1797-1801); United States Senator, (1803-08); Minister to Russia, (1809-11); Peace Commissioner at Treaty of Ghent, (1814); Secretary of State, (1817-25); Member of U.S. House of Representatives, (1831-48)
Age at Inauguration: 58
Terms Served: One; (1825 - 1829)
Vice Presidents: John Calhoun
Campaign Slogan: None
States Admitted: None
Sport or Hobby: Billiards, Swimming, Walking, Reading, Theater
Nickname: Accidental President
Died: February 23, 1848 - Age 81
Place of Death: Washington D.C.
Cause of Death: Stroke
Interesting Facts:
Adams named one of his sons George Washington Adams.
He used to go skinny-dipping in the Potomac River every morning.
Adams was the first President to have his photograph taken in 1843.
He is the only President to serve in the House of Representatives (for 17 years) after he was President.