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'''Charles Francis Adams Sr.''' was the grandson of [[John Adams]] and son of [[John Quincy Adams]] | '''Charles Francis Adams Sr.''' (1807-1886) was the [[United States of America|American]] grandson of [[John Adams]] and son of [[John Quincy Adams]]. He was chiefly responsible for resolving the ''Alabama'' Claims (a US/UK disagreement over naval claims)<ref name=WPAC>Wikipedia has an article [[Wikipedia:Alabama Claims|about the ''Alabama'' Claims.]]</ref>. His sons were Charles Francis Adams Jr., [[Henry Adams]], and Brooks Adams. | ||
Adams Sr. was a historical editor, writer, politician, and diplomat. As U.S. minister to the [[United Kingdom]] during the [[American Civil War]] during the presidency of [[Abraham Lincoln]], he was crucial to Union efforts to prevent British recognition of the Confederate States of America and maintain European neutrality to the utmost extent. Adams also featured in national and state politics before and after the Civil War. | |||
Adams was the patriarch of one of the United States's most prominent political families: his father and grandfather were Presidents John Quincy Adams and John Adams, about whom he wrote a major biography. He had seven children, including John Quincy II, Charles Jr., Henry, and Brooks. | |||
Adams served two terms in the Massachusetts State Senate before helping to found the abolitionist Free Soil Party in 1848; he was the party's vice-presidential candidate in the election of 1848 on a ticket with former president Martin Van Buren. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1858 and re-elected in 1860. | |||
During the Civil War, Adams served as the United States Minister to the United Kingdom under Abraham Lincoln, where he played a key role in keeping the British government neutral and not diplomatically recognizing the Confederacy. After the War, he became alienated from the Republican Party and was successively a Liberal Republican, Anti-Mason, and Democrat. In 1876, he was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Governor of Massachusetts. | |||
Adams became an overseer of Harvard University and built the Stone Library at Peacefield, the Adams's family home which is now part of the Adams National Historical Park in Quincy, Massachusetts, to honor his father. | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:14, 5 September 2024
Charles Francis Adams Sr. (1807-1886) was the American grandson of John Adams and son of John Quincy Adams. He was chiefly responsible for resolving the Alabama Claims (a US/UK disagreement over naval claims)[1]. His sons were Charles Francis Adams Jr., Henry Adams, and Brooks Adams.
Adams Sr. was a historical editor, writer, politician, and diplomat. As U.S. minister to the United Kingdom during the American Civil War during the presidency of Abraham Lincoln, he was crucial to Union efforts to prevent British recognition of the Confederate States of America and maintain European neutrality to the utmost extent. Adams also featured in national and state politics before and after the Civil War.
Adams was the patriarch of one of the United States's most prominent political families: his father and grandfather were Presidents John Quincy Adams and John Adams, about whom he wrote a major biography. He had seven children, including John Quincy II, Charles Jr., Henry, and Brooks.
Adams served two terms in the Massachusetts State Senate before helping to found the abolitionist Free Soil Party in 1848; he was the party's vice-presidential candidate in the election of 1848 on a ticket with former president Martin Van Buren. He was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1858 and re-elected in 1860.
During the Civil War, Adams served as the United States Minister to the United Kingdom under Abraham Lincoln, where he played a key role in keeping the British government neutral and not diplomatically recognizing the Confederacy. After the War, he became alienated from the Republican Party and was successively a Liberal Republican, Anti-Mason, and Democrat. In 1876, he was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Governor of Massachusetts.
Adams became an overseer of Harvard University and built the Stone Library at Peacefield, the Adams's family home which is now part of the Adams National Historical Park in Quincy, Massachusetts, to honor his father.
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Footnotes
- ↑ Wikipedia has an article about the Alabama Claims.