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Francis Adams
(1807–86) Biographical US Minister to England 1861–68 Member of Congress, 1858 and 1860 President of the Boston Athenæum 1877–79 Adams spent much of his early life in Europe with his parents and became fluent in several European languages. He returned to the United States and graduated from Harvard College in 1825, shortly after his father became president. He studied law under Daniel Webster in Boston and was admitted to the Suffolk County Bar in 1828. A member of the Whig Party, he served in the Massachusetts Legislature from 1831 to 1836. In 1848, Adams was nominated for the vice-presidency by the Free Soil Republicans, running alongside Martin Van Buren. He was elected to Congress from Massachusetts’s 3rd District, and and President Lincoln appointed him minister to England—a role both his father and grandfather had held—at a time of exceptional diplomatic challenge. He served until 1868, handling his duties with notable firmness and skill, earning lasting respect for his patriotism and diplomatic ability. Place of birth: Boston Place of marriage: Medford, Mass. Place of death: Boston Son of John Quincy Adams and Louisa Johnson, he married Abigail Brooks on 1829, and had issue. |
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