John Quincy Adams ~ July 11, 1767 - February 23, 1848

6th President, 1825 - 1829 John Quincy Adams sites visited: Peacefield was owned by four generations of Adams, starting with John Quincy's father, John Adams. John and Abigail bought the property in 1788. John Quincy was Secretary of State from 1817-1825 during Monroe's Presidency. He then ran for President against three other Republicans. With no clear winner, the House of Representatives chose John Quincy for President. He took the oath of office on a book of constitutional law rather than a Bible. And his father, John, lived long enough to see his son elected President. Unfortunately, John Quincy lost his re-election to Andrew Jackson. But then, unique so far to all former Presidents, John Quincy ran for the House of Representatives in 1830 and served for 17 years, until his death. He had a stroke on the house floor and died two days later. The place where his desk stood is forever memorialized in Statuary Hall, which once was the House Chamber in Washington D.C. His sta...