John Adams

Born:  October 19, 1735 in Braintree, Mass.                                                 
Died:  July 4, 1826 in Quincy, Mass.

-Delegate from Massachusetts
-Vice President - Thomas Jefferson

-1755 - Graduated from Harvard; studied law
-1758 - Admitted to the bar and practiced in Suffolk County
-Joined the Sons of Liberty and argued against the Stamp Act
-1768 - Elected to represent Boston in general court
-1774-1777- Member of the Continental Congress
-Signed the Decleration of Independence
-Proposed George Washington for General of the American Army
-Became a member of the Board of War, but resigned to accept appointment as commissioner to the Court of France
-1782 - Minister Plenipotentiary to Holland
-1785-1788- First Minister to England
-1788 - Elected as the 1st Vice President with Geoge Washington as President
-1792 - Re-elected and served from April 21, 1789 to March 3, 1797
-1797 - Elected second President of the United States and served from March 4, 1797 to March 3, 1801
-First President to live in the White House
-1820 - Delegate to the constitutional convention in Massachusetts
-1826 - Died July 4th in Quincy, Mass.
-Internment under the old First Congregational Church, now called the United First Parish Church.

Pictures from South Dakota 2005:

President's Park in 2005