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Charles Francis Adams (CFA) (1807–1886), third son of John Quincy and Louisa Catherine (Johnson) Adams, served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1858 until 1861 when, as the Civil War erupted, Pres. Abraham Lincoln appointed him minister to the Court of St. James’s—a post held in previous decades by his father, John Quincy Adams, and grandfather John Adams.
American historical editor, politician and diplomat from Massachusetts (1807-1886)
Sep 17, 2021 · Charles Francis Adams, Sr. In this country … men seem to live for action as long as they can and sink into apathy when they retire. Charles Francis Adams ( 18 August 1807 – 21 November 1886) was an American lawyer, politician, diplomat and writer; the son of President John Quincy Adams and Louisa Catherine Johnson and the grandson of ...
Aug 8, 2022 · Charles Francis Adams, Sr. (August 18, 1807-November 21, 1886), a lifelong Unitarian, was an antislavery politician who later opposed radical reconstruction of the South. As ambassador to Britain during the Civil War he helped to prevent conflict between the United States and Europe.
Aug 18, 1807 - Nov 21, 1886. Charles Francis Adams Sr. was an American historical editor, writer, politician, and diplomat. He was a son of President John Quincy Adams, and grandson of President John Adams, about whom he wrote a major biography. He was the father of Henry Adams and Brooks Adams. Adams served two terms in the Massachusetts State ...
Jan 16, 2020 · The journal pages of Charles Francis Adams, the son of one president and the grandson of another, illuminate the life and politics of Victorian England. Sara Georgini. January 16, 2020.
Charles Francis Adams Sr. was an American historical editor, writer, politician, and diplomat.
