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Born: 30 October 1735 · Died: 4 July 1826 · Age at death: 90
John Adams died aged 90. He was born on 30 October 1735 and died on 4 July 1826.
Founding Father who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and became the second President of the United States
Did you know?He and Thomas Jefferson both died on the same day, exactly fifty years after the Declaration of Independence was signed.
John Adams was one of the most important but least celebrated of America's founders. A brilliant lawyer, he even defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre, believing everyone deserved a fair trial. He was a leading voice for independence in the Continental Congress and helped negotiate the peace treaty with Britain. As the second US president, he kept the young country out of a full-scale war with France, a decision that cost him popularity. His long correspondence with his wife Abigail is one of the richest records of the revolutionary era.
John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was a Founding Father and the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801. Before his presidency, he was a leader of the American Revolution that achieved independence from Great Britain.
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2nd US president, born 1735
John Adams was born in Braintree on 30 October 1735.
He helped draft the Declaration of Independence.
He was the first Vice President.
He was the 2nd President of the United States.
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Did you know?He was the first president to live in the White House.
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