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  2. George Washington Adams (April 12, 1801 – April 30, 1829) was an American attorney and politician. He was the eldest son of U.S. president John Quincy Adams, the sixth President of the United States, and grandson of John Adams, the second President of the United States.

  3. Of the 22 presidents who served prior to the founding of the SAR, six qualify as patriot ancestors – George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe and Andrew Jackson. Two others, Grant and Hayes, were members of SAR.

  4. Aug 19, 2019 · The Sons of Liberty were a grassroots group of instigators and provocateurs in colonial America who used an extreme form of civil disobedience—threats, and in some cases actual violence—to...

  5. At the end of John Quincy’s presidency, his son, George Washington Adams, jumped off of a steamship into the Long Island Sound, drowning himself. His cloak and hat were found aboard, and his body was found on the shore just over a month later.

  6. Abigail Adams gave birth to six children, three daughters and three sons, four of whom would live to adulthood. One of those four, John Quincy, would achieve the office of president.

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  7. Feb 11, 2016 · While John Quincy Adams, the first-born son of John Adams, was a stratospheric success—before becoming president in 1824, he served two terms as James Monroe’s secretary of state—his eldest...

  8. Founding Father John Adams served in the Continental Congress, as President George Washington's vice president, then as nation's second president (1797-1801). His eldest son John Quincy Adams was the country's sixth president (1825-1829). But Adams and his son shared more than a career path.