John Adams

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Founding Father of the United States President of the United States human

John Adams was a Founding Father of the United States who served as the nation’s second president and was a leading advocate for independence and republican government.

Aliases (6)

Adams ×1
John Adams (by marriage and residence connection) ×1
John Quincy Adams ×1
President John Adams ×1
U.S. President John Adams ×1
founding father John Adams ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Founding Father of the United States → President of the United States → human →
advocatedFor	republican government → separation of powers →
child	Abigail Adams Smith → Charles Adams → John Quincy Adams → Thomas Boylston Adams →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1735-10-30 →
dateOfDeath	1826-07-04 →
educatedAt	Harvard College →
familyName	Adams →
givenName	John →
knownFor	advocacy of American independence → leadership in the Continental Congress → role in drafting foundational documents of the United States →
languageSpoken	English →
mannerOfDeath	natural causes →
memberOf	American Philosophical Society →
notableWork	A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America → Discourses on Davila → Thoughts on Government →
occupation	diplomat → lawyer → political philosopher → statesman →
officeEnd	President of the United States: 1801-03-04 → Vice President of the United States: 1797-03-04 →
officeStart	President of the United States: 1797-03-04 → Vice President of the United States: 1789-04-21 →
participatedIn	American Revolution → Continental Congress →
placeOfBirth	Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay → Massachusetts →
placeOfDeath	Quincy, Massachusetts →
politicalAffiliation	Federalist Party →
positionHeld	1st Vice President of the United States → 2nd President of the United States → Delegate to the Continental Congress → Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives → United States Ambassador to the Netherlands → United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom →
religion	Unitarianism →
residence	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania → Quincy, Massachusetts → Washington, D.C. →
sexOrGender	male →
signature	John Adams signature image →
spouse	Abigail Adams →

Referenced by (114)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Adams Building → Adams County, Pennsylvania → Adams National Historical Park → John Adams Birthplace → John Adams Building → John Adams Courthouse → Mount Adams →	namedAfter
Charles Adams → John Quincy Adams → John Quincy Adams → Susanna Adams → Thomas Boylston Adams → Thomas Boylston Adams →	father
Brooks Adams → Charles Adams → Henry Adams → Samuel Adams → William Cranch →	relative
John Marshall → Oliver Wolcott Jr. → William Cranch → William Marbury →	appointedBy
Adams National Historical Park → Church of the Presidents → Old House at Peacefield ("U.S. President John Adams") → United First Parish Church, Quincy, Massachusetts →	associatedWith
A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America → Declaration of Rights (Massachusetts) → Discourses on Davila → Thoughts on Government →	author
American Revolutionary era → Boston Massacre → Townshend Acts era →	hasKeyFigure
Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay → Hollis Hall → Weymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay ("John Adams (by marriage and residence connection)") →	hasNotableResident
Abigail Adams → Abigail Adams → Abigail Adams →	spouse
Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay → Quincy →	birthplaceOf
Adams family crypt → Church of the Presidents →	burialPlaceOf
Federalists → Patriot (American Revolution) →	notableLeader
Adams family → Patriots →	notableMember
Alien and Sedition Acts → District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 →	signedBy
Hotel d’York →	associatedWithPerson
Adams and Liberty ("President John Adams") →	celebrates
John Adams ("John Quincy Adams") →	child
Josiah Quincy Jr. →	coCounselWith
United States Declaration of Independence →	committeeMember
John Quincy Adams II →	descendantOf
Great Seal of the United States →	designContributedBy
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts →	draftedBy
John Adams ("Adams") →	familyName
Vice President of the United States →	firstHolder
Second Lady of the United States →	firstHolderSpouseOf
Executive Residence →	firstOccupant
White House →	firstOccupiedBy
VPOTUS →	firstOfficeHolder
American Academy of Arts and Sciences →	foundedBy
United First Parish Church, Quincy, Massachusetts →	hasBurial
Quasi-War →	hasCommander
Boston Massacre →	hasDefenseCounsel
Richard Warren ("founding father John Adams") →	hasDescendant
Committee of Five →	hasMember
City of Presidents →	hasNotableAssociationWith
Adams →	hasNotableBearer
First United States Congress →	hasPresidentOfSenate
John Quincy Adams II →	hasRelative
Adams and Liberty →	hasSubject
Vice President of the United States →	inauguralHolder
VPOTUS →	inauguralOfficeHolder
James Otis Jr. →	influenced
The Conservative Mind →	influencedBy
Congress Hall →	inUseDuringPresidency
First Party System →	keyFigureFederalists
John Adams (miniseries) →	mainCharacter
Second Continental Congress →	member
City of Presidents →	namedFor
North American Review →	notableContributor
First Continental Congress →	notableDelegate
American Enlightenment →	notableFigure
Louisa Catherine Adams →	notableRelative
John Adams Birthplace →	notableResident
HBO →	notableWork
John Adams Birthplace →	occupant
Presidency of John Adams →	officeHolder
Marbury v. Madison →	outgoingPresidentInvolved
Old House at Peacefield →	ownedBy
John Adams (miniseries) →	portrays
Thomas Jefferson →	precededBy
District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 →	presidentAtEnactment
Treaty of Paris (1783) →	primaryUSNegotiator
Definitive Treaty of Peace →	principalAmericanNegotiator
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts →	principalAuthor
Old House at Peacefield →	purchasedBy
Ann Harrod →	relativeByMarriage
James McHenry →	servedUnder
Definitive Treaty of Peace →	signedFor
Convention of 1800 →	signedUnderLeaderOf
United States Declaration of Independence →	signer
John Quincy Adams Birthplace →	significantPerson
Old House at Peacefield →	significantResident
George Washington →	successor
Treaty of Paris (1783) →	USSignatory
George Washington →	vicePresident
Captain Thomas Preston →	wasDefendedBy
Congress Hall →	witnessedPresidencyOf
Charles Gravier, comte de Vergennes →	workedWith
Discourses on Davila →	workOf