The second president of United States

The second president of United States John Adams (1735-1826) was the first vice-president and also the second president of the United States. He was born in Braintree, Massachusetts on October 19, 1735. His father was a farmer. John Adams entered Harvard University at the age of fifteen and graduated in 1755, and went on to become a lawyer in Boston (John P Diggins, 17). John Adams was a delegate to both the First and Second Continental Congresses from 1774 to 1775, …showed first 75 words of 497 total…

…showed last 75 words of 497 total…Party, soon disappeared. Adams died on July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were the only two signers of the Declaration of Independence that were elected President of the USA (John P Diggins, 155). Thomas Jefferson had also died earlier that same day. References: John Ferling, John Adam: A life (New York 1996) John Patrick Diggins, John Adam: President of the United States of America (New York 2003)