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John Adams
president of United States
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History & Society
- Born:
- October 30 [October 19, Old Style], 1735, Braintree [now in Quincy], Massachusetts [U.S.]
- Died:
- July 4, 1826, Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S. (aged 90)
- Political Affiliation:
- Federalist Party
- Awards And Honors:
- Hall of Fame (1900)
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John Adams (born October 30 [October 19, Old Style], 1735, Braintree [now in Quincy], Massachusetts [U.S.]—died July 4, 1826, Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.) an early advocate of American independence from Great Britain, a major figure in the Continental Congress (1774–77), the author of the Massachusetts constitution (1780), a signer of the Treaty of Paris (1783), the first American ambassador to the Court of St. James (1785–88), and the first vice president (1789–97) and second president (1797–1801) of the United States. Although Adams was regarded by his contemporaries as one of the most significant statesmen of the revolutionary era, his reputation faded ...(100 of 3163 words)