Personal

Date of Birth: July 11, 1767

Birthplace: Braintree, Massachusetts

Date of Death: February 23, 1848

Place of Death: Washington, D.C.

Graduated: Harvard

Family: Louisa (wife), Children: Louisa, George Washington, John, Charles

Career

1794-1797 – United State Ambassador to the Netherlands

1797-1801 – United States Ambassador to Prussia

1803-1808 – United States Senator (Massachusetts)

1809-1814 – United States Ambassador to Russia

1815-1817 – United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom

1817-1825 – Served as Secretary of State under James Monroe

1825-1829 – Served as 6th President of the United States

Oath of Office – March 4, 1825 in the House of Representatives Chamber, U.S. Capitol