Adams, Charles Francis
| Birth Name | Adams, Charles Francis |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 79 years, 3 months, 3 days |
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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| Birth | 1807-08-18 | Boston, Suffolk, MA |
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| Death | 1886-11-21 | Boston, Suffolk, MA |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Adams, John Quincy | 1767-07-11 | 1848-02-23 | |
| Mother | Johnson, Louisa Catherine | 1775-02-12 | 1852-05-14 | |
| Brother | Adams, George Washington | 1801-04-13 | 1829-04-30 | |
| Brother | Adams, John | 1803-07-04 | 1834-10-23 | |
| Adams, Charles Francis | 1807-08-18 | 1886-11-21 | ||
| Sister | Adams, Louisa Catherine | 1811 | 1812 |
Families
| Family of Adams, Charles Francis and Brooks, Abigail Brown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Married | Wife | Brooks, Abigail Brown ( * 1808-04-25 + 1889-06-06 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Children |
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Adams, Louisa Catherine | 1831 | 1870 |
| Adams, John Quincy | 1833 | 1894 |
| Adams, Charles Francis | 1835 | 1915 |
| Adams, Henry | 1838 | 1918 |
| Adams, Arthur | 1841 | 1846 |
| Adams, Mary Gardner | 1845 | 1928 |
| Adams, Brooks | 1848 | 1927 |
Narrative
Source: Mr. Adams resided for much of his earlier liefe withhis parents in Europe, and early became master of severallanguages. He graduated from Harvard College in 1825, soonafter his father was inaugurated president. He studied in theoffice of Daniel Webster in Boston and was admitted to the Barin 1828. He was a member of the Whig party and of theMassachusetts Legislature, 1831 to 1836. He was nominated forthe vice-presidency by the Free Soil Republicans on the ticketwith Martin Van Buren in 1848; elected to Congress in 1858 andre-elected in 1860. President Lincoln appointed him minister toEngland in 1861, where he continued till 1868, a position whichboth his father and grandfather had filled before him, but whichnow required the highest order of diplimatic ability. Withfirmness and success he won lasting laurels as an American ofgreat patriotism and diplomatic ability.