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- NAME: John Quincy Adams
- OCCUPATION: Lawyer, Diplomat, U.S. President, U.S. Representative
- BIRTH DATE: July 11, 1767
- DEATH DATE: February 23, 1848
- EDUCATION: University of Leiden
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Braintree, Massachusetts
- PLACE OF DEATH: Washington, D.C.
- Full Name: John Quincy Adams
- Nickname: "Old Man Eloquent"
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John Quincy Adams was the sixth president of the United States. He was also the eldest son of President John Adams, the second U.S. president.
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The campaign reached a low point when the press accused Jackson's wife, Rachel, of bigamy. Adams lost the election by a decisive margin, and he left Washington without attending Jackson's inauguration.
Final Years
John Quincy Adams did not retire from public life after leaving the presidential office. In 1830, he ran for and won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, once again distinguishing himself as a statesman of the first order. In 1836, Adams focused his long-standing anti-slavery sentiment on defeating a gag-rule instituted by Southerners to stifle debate. In 1841, he argued in front of the Supreme Court on behalf of escaped African slaves in the famous Amistad case, and won the release of the captives.
On February 21, 1848, in his last contribution to his country, John Quincy Adams was on the floor of the House of Representatives, arguing to honor U.S. Army officers who had served in the Mexican-American War (he opposed the war, but felt that the U.S. government was obligated to honor its veterans). During the event, Adams suddenly collapsed, suffering from a massive cerebral hemorrhage. He was taken to the Speaker's Room in the Capitol Building, where he died two days later, on February 23, 1848.
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