On February 21, 1848, John Quincy Adams suffered a fatal stroke in the House chamber. He died two days later.

John Quincy, a prominent figure in the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the grandfather of Abigail Adams. While locals pronounce the city's name as 'Quin-zee,' the Quincy family name is typically ...

Few presidents have been as intelligent and eclectically versed as John Quincy Adams. One of his favorite endeavors was viewing celestial objects and events in space. While European countries ...

When John Quincy Adams left the White House after his defeat in the election of 1828, he thought his public life had ended. His wife, Louisa Catherine Adams, welcomed the change because she ...

The election of 1824 was contested by four candidates, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, William Crawford, and Andrew Jackson, none of whom won the majority. The election was decided by a vote in the ...