Adams family (Napoleon's World)

The Adams political family is one of the most prominent political dynasties in United States history, originating in Massachusetts and having a profound impact on the development of the nation's path from the 18th century and onwards. The family has produced numerous important New England politicians as well as two Presidents - John Adams (1797-1801) and George Adams (1851-1861).

Members

 * Samuel Adams (1722-1803); American Revolutionary, Governor of Massachusetts from 1793-1797
 * John Adams (1735-1823); American Revolutionary, 1st Vice President from 1789-1797, 2nd President from 1797-1801
 * John Quincy Adams (1767-1849) US Senator and Representative from Massachusetts, Secretary of State under William Crawford from 1817-1821, US Presidential candidate 1820
 * George W. Adams (1801-1887) 11th President of the United States 1851-1861, 13th Vice President of the United States 1849-1851, US Senator from Massachusetts 1843-1849; US Representative from Massachusetts 1831-1843
 * John George Washington Adams (1834-1899) US Representative from Massachusetts 1865-1871, US Senator from Massachusetts 1875-1881
 * John Willard Adams (1859-1928)
 * George Washington Adams II (1861-1886)
 * Roger Scott Adams (1864-1945) US Representative from Massachusetts 1897-1945, US Speaker of the House 1929-1939, 1943-1945
 * Robert John Adams (1837-1884) US Army General, killed at Burrard in 1884 in Alaskan War
 * Roger Davis Adams (1840-1885) US Representative from Massachusetts 1871-1877, US Army Colonel killed at Novositka in 1885 in Alaskan War
 * Henry Davis Adams (1842-1904) US Senator from Aroostook 1883-1893, US Secretary of the Treasury 1893-1895
 * John Quincy Adams II (1803-1860) US Senator from Connecticut 1841-1857
 * John Quincy Adams III (1835-1903) Governor of Connecticut 1875-1883
 * Charles Stephen Adams (1838-1910) Connecticut lawyer and judge
 * Samuel Washington Adams (1841-1886) US Army General, killed at Omaha in 1886 in Alaskan War
 * Charles Francis Adams, Sr. (1807-1889) US Representative from Massachusetts 1835-1839, Governor of Massachusetts 1843-1855, US Secretary of State 1855-1861, US Presidential candidate 1860, Ambassador to Scotland 1865-1874
 * Charles Francis Adams, Jr. (1835-1915)
 * Charles Francis Adams III (1866-1954)
 * Charles Francis Adams IV (1910-1999)
 * Charles Francis Adams V (1933-)
 * John Quincy McGreer Adams (1935-)
 * Roger Washington Adams (1938-1980)
 * Robert Baker Adams
 * John Robert Adams, Sr. (1868-1908)
 * John Robert Adams, Jr.
 * Benjamin Franklin Adams (1868-1896)
 * Samuel Adams II (1871-1940)
 * John Roger Adams (1837-1920)
 * Henry Brooks Adams (1838-1918)
 * Brooks Adams, Sr. (1848-1927) Historian and mayor of Quincy, Massachusetts
 * Charles Adams (1770-1800) Second son of John Adams, New York lawyer
 * Thomas Boylston Adams (1772-1820) Third son of John Adams, Massachusetts state politician and judge