John Quincy Adams
We all know about the founding father John Adams, but did you know that his son John Quincy Adams was:
1. Was the first President whose father was also a President
2. First President elected without receiving a plurality of the popular vote
3. First President whose son was married in the White House
He also was the attorney, at age 76, for the slaves on the Armistad. He delivered an emotional eight hour appeal to the court asking the Africans be set free. Justice Story wrote to his wife about Adam’s compelling appeal: “extraordinary for its power, for its bitter sarcasm, and its dealing with topics far beyond the records and points of discussion.” The Supreme Court must’ve felt the same because they concurred and the Africans were set free. Adams must’ve had some affection for George Washington because he named one of his sons by the same name.
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