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Adams political family

The Adams family was a prominent political family in the United States from the late 18th through the early 20th centuries. Based in eastern Massachusetts, they formed part of the Boston Brahmin community. The family traces to Henry Adams of Barton St David, Somerset, in England.[1] The two presidents and their descendants are also descended from John Alden, who came to the United States on the Mayflower.

"Adams family" redirects here. For the fictional family, see The Addams Family. For other uses, see Adams family (disambiguation).

Adams family

Massachusetts, U.S.

Barton St David, Somerset, Kingdom of England

Baldwin family (U.S.)
Taft family (U.S.)
Spencer family (UK)

Fidem libertatem amicitiam retinebis
("Hold fast to liberty, friendship, and faith")

Peacefield (Quincy, Massachusetts)

The Adams family is one of four families to have produced two presidents of the United States by the same surname; the others were the Bush, Roosevelt, and Harrison families.

born Barton St David, Somerset, England, first of the clan who immigrated to New England, United States.[9]

Henry Adams (1583–1646)

class of 1755

John Adams

class of 1788 and faculty member

John Quincy Adams

class of 1789

Charles Adams

class of 1790

Thomas Boylston Adams

class of 1821

George Washington Adams

expelled with most of senior class prior to 1823 graduation, later among those designated "Bachelor of Arts as of 1823" and added to Harvard's Roll of Graduates

John Adams II

class of 1853

John Quincy Adams II

class of 1825

Charles Francis Adams Sr.

class of 1856

Charles Francis Adams Jr.

class of 1858 and faculty member

Henry Brooks Adams

class of 1870

Brooks Adams

class of 1886, played football at Harvard and served as their head football coach for three seasons

George Caspar Adams

class of 1888

Charles Francis Adams III

class of 1909

Roger Adams

class of 1932

Charles Francis Adams IV

class of 1933[20] (did not graduate)[21]

Thomas Boylston Adams

– class of 1955

Samuel A. Adams

The Adams family had an extensive relationship with Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The following members of the family attended and graduated from Harvard:


Adams House, one of 12 residential colleges at Harvard, is named after John Adams and later members of the Adams family.

Adams Memorial

Adams National Historical Park

Peacefield

List of United States political families

Brookhiser, Richard (2002). America's First Dynasty: The Adamses, 1735-1918. Simon and Schuster. .

Excerpt

Decker, William Merrill. "Dynasty, Declension, and the Endurance of the House of Adams." Reviews in American History 49.2 (2021): 250-258.

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