John Adams

John Adams
2nd President of the United States
In office March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801
Vice President	Thomas Jefferson
Preceded by	George Washington
Succeeded by	Thomas Jefferson
1st Vice President of the United States
In office April 21, 1789* – March 4, 1797
President	George Washington
Succeeded by	Thomas Jefferson
United States Ambassador to Great Britain
In office April 1, 1785 – March 30, 1788
Appointed by	Congress of the Confederation
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Thomas Pinckney
United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
In office April 19, 1782 – March 30, 1788
Appointed by	Congress of the Confederation
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Charles Dumas (Acting)
Delegate from Massachusetts to the Second Continental Congress
In office May 10, 1775 – June 27, 1778
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Samuel Holten
Delegate from Massachusetts Bay to the First Continental Congress
In office September 5, 1774 – October 26, 1774
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	None
Born	October 30, 1735(1735-10-30) Braintree Massachusetts Bay (now Quincy), British America
Died	July 4, 1826(1826-07-04) (aged 90) Quincy, Massachusetts, United States
Political party	Federalist Party
Spouse(s)	Abigail Smith
Children	Nabby John Quincy Susanna Charles Thomas Elizabeth (Stillborn)
Alma mater	Harvard University
Profession	Lawyer
Religion	Unitarianism
Signature
*Adams' term as Vice President is sometimes listed as starting on either March 4 or April 6. March 4 is the official start of the first vice presidential term. April 6 is the date on which Congress counted the electoral votes and certified a Vice President. April 21 is the date on which Adams began presiding over the U.S. Senate.

John Adams (30 October [O.S. 19 October] 1735–4 July 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat and political theorist. Recognized as one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States, he was the second President of the nation (1797–1801). As highly educated lawyer, Adams was a prominent public figure in Boston. As a conservative Federalist, he represented Enlightenment values promoting republicanism.

External links

• John Adams at Wikipedia
• John Adams at Wikibéral (French; see translation)