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Charles Francis Adams Sr. (August 18, 1807 – November 21, 1886) was an American historical editor, writer, politician, and diplomat. 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 ...
Charles Francis Adams (born Aug. 18, 1807, Boston, Mass., U.S.—died Nov. 21, 1886, Boston) was a U.S. diplomat who played an important role in keeping Britain neutral during the U.S. Civil War (1861–65) and in promoting the arbitration of the important “Alabama” claims.
Dec 20, 2023 · Charles Francis Adams Sr was the youngest of 3 sons of John Quincy Adams and the grandson of John Adams, which is about as illustrious a family tree as one could imagine. As you’d expect of a northern elite family, he attended Boston Latin and Harvard, then studied law with Daniel Webster.
Jan 16, 2020 · What do you wear to meet the queen of England? Torn between a crisp navy-and-gold lace suit or a severe black morning coat, Charles Francis Adams fretted over his first day of work.
Just before the U.S. Civil War broke out, he was chairman of a northern commission in the House that worked for conciliation. He supported William Henry Seward for the Republican presidential nomination in 1860 but accepted President Abraham Lincoln's offer to serve as U.S. minister to Great Britain.
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 ...
Sep 17, 2021 · 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 President John Adams and Abigail Adams.
