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Born October 30, 1735 • Braintree • Massachusetts
Died July 4, 1826 (aged 90) • Quincy • Massachusetts
Title / Office presidency of the United States of America (1797-1801), United States • vice president of the United States of America (1789-1797), United States
Political Affiliation Federalist Party
Awards And Honors Hall of Fame (1900)
Notable Works “A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America” • “A Dissertation on the Canon and Federal Law” • “Discourses on Davila” • “Thoughts on Government”
House / Dynasty Adams family
Notable Family Members spouse Abigail Adams • son John Quincy Adams
Role In Alien and Sedition Acts • American Revolution • United States presidential election of 1789 • United States presidential election of 1792 • United States presidential election of 1796 • United States presidential election of 1800 • Judiciary Act of 1801

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