The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Adams, John Quincy (2d)

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The Encyclopedia Americana
Adams, John Quincy (2d)
Edition of 1920. See also John Quincy Adams II on Wikipedia, and the disclaimer.

ADAMS, John Quincy (2d), American politician, son of Charles Francis: b. in Boston, 22 Sept. 1833; d. 14 Aug. 1894. He was graduated at Harvard in 1853, and became a lawyer. A Democrat after the war, he took hopeless candidacies for the governorship to keep the organization together, in 1867 and 1871, and for the vice-presidency in 1872. He also served in the legislature in 1866, 1869 and 1870. In 1877 he was made a member of the corporation of Harvard.