John Quincy Adams — 6th President of the United States
6th President of the United States, Democratic-Republican
John Quincy Adams
Term: Mar 4, 1825 – Mar 4, 1829
John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) was the sixth president of the United States, serving from 1825 to 1829, and the son of the second president, John Adams. Before the presidency he had a long career as a diplomat, serving as U.S. Ambassador to Russia, the Netherlands, Prussia, and Britain, and as Secretary of State under James Monroe — in which role he helped formulate the Monroe Doctrine. After losing re-election he returned to public life as a congressman, becoming a leading opponent of slavery in the House until his death.
“Liberty and law have marched hand in hand. All the purposes of human association have been accomplished as effectively as under any other government on the globe, and at a cost little exceeding in a whole generation the expenditure of other nations in a single year.”