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Adams, John, 2d President of the United States

(Encyclopedia) Adams, John, 1735–1826, 2d President of the United States (1797–1801), b. Quincy (then in Braintree), Mass., grad. Harvard, 1755. John Adams and his wife, Abigail Adams, founded one of…

Alva Blanchard ADAMS, Congress, CO (1875-1941)

Senate Years of Service: 1923-1924; 1933-1941Party: Democrat; DemocratADAMS, Alva Blanchard, a Senator from Colorado; born in Del Norte, Rio Grande County, Colo., October 29, 1875; attended…

Brockman (Brock) ADAMS, Congress, WA (1927-2004)

Senate Years of Service: 1987-1993Party: DemocratADAMS, Brockman (Brock), a Representative and a Senator from Washington; born in Atlanta, Ga., on January 13, 1927; attended the public schools…

Charles Francis ADAMS, Congress, MA (1807-1886)

ADAMS, Charles Francis, (son of John Quincy Adams and grandson of John Adams), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., August 18, 1807; spent several years with his parents…

Charles Henry ADAMS, Congress, NY (1824-1902)

ADAMS, Charles Henry, a Representative from New York; born in Coxsackie, Greene County, N.Y., April 10, 1824; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar about 1845 and…

George Everett ADAMS, Congress, IL (1840-1917)

ADAMS, George Everett, a Representative from Illinois; born in Keene, Cheshire County, N.H., June 18, 1840; moved with his parents to Chicago, Ill., in 1853; attended Phillips Exeter Academy,…

George Madison ADAMS, Congress, KY (1837-1920)

ADAMS, George Madison, (nephew of Green Adams), a Representative from Kentucky; born in Barbourville, Knox County, Ky., December 20, 1837; received private instruction from his father and…

Henry Cullen ADAMS, Congress, WI (1850-1906)

ADAMS, Henry Cullen, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Verona, Oneida County, N.Y., November 28, 1850; moved to Wisconsin in 1851 with his parents, who settled in Fort Atkinson,…

John Joseph ADAMS, Congress, NY (1848-1919)

ADAMS, John Joseph, a Representative from New York; born in Douglas Town, Province of New Brunswick, Dominion of Canada, September 16, 1848; attended the local school; came to the United…