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Charles Francis Adams Sr. (August 18, 1807 – November 21, 1886) was an American historical editor, writer, politician, and diplomat. [1] As United States Minister to the United Kingdom during the American Civil War, Adams was crucial to Union efforts to prevent British recognition of the Confederate States of America and maintain European neutrality to the utmost extent.
Charles Francis Adams Jr. (May 27, 1835 – March 20, 1915) was an American author, historian, and railroad and park commissioner who served as the president of the Union Pacific Railroad from 1884 to 1890.
Charles Francis Adams may refer to: Charles Francis Adams Sr. (1807–1886), grandson of John Adams, son of John Quincy Adams, U.S. congressman, ambassador Charles Francis Adams Jr. (1835–1915), son of above, American Civil War general and president of the Union Pacific Railroad
John Adams II (1803–1834) Unnamed Son (1806) Charles Francis Adams Sr. (1807–1886) Louisa Catherine Adams (1811–1812) Susanna Adams Nickname: Suky: Dec 28, 1768 – Feb 4, 1770 no spouse: died in infancy of an unknown illness Charles Adams: May 29, 1770 – Nov 30, 1800 Sarah Smith Father of: Susanna Boylston (1796 – 1884)
John Quincy Adams II was born on September 22, 1833, in Boston, Massachusetts, the second of seven children born to Charles Francis Adams Sr. [1] and Abigail Brown Brooks. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He was a grandson of the 6th United States president, John Quincy Adams (his namesake), and a great-grandson of the 2nd president, John Adams .
Charles Adams (May 29, 1770 – November 30, 1800) was the second son of the second United States president, John Adams, and his wife, Abigail Adams (née Smith). He was also the younger brother of the sixth president, John Quincy Adams .
Adams's youngest son, Charles Francis Adams Sr., was an important leader of the "Conscience Whigs", a Northern, anti-slavery faction of the Whig Party. [199] Charles served as the Free Soil Party 's vice presidential candidate in the 1848 presidential election and later became a prominent member of the Republican Party , serving as United ...
The Crowninshields, like other Boston Brahmin families, often married into other noted families. Frances (Fanny) Cadwalader Crowninshield, daughter of George and Harriet Sears Crowninshield, married John Quincy Adams II, son of Charles Francis Adams, grandson of president John Quincy Adams and great-grandson of president John Adams.