CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS

Adams, Charles Francis (1807-1886) — also known as "C.F.A."; "A Whig of the Old School" — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., August 18, 1807. Grandson of John Adams; nephew by marriage of William Stephens Smith; son of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) and Louisa Catherine (Johnson) Adams; married to the sister-in-law of Edward Everett; brother of George Washington Adams; married 1829 to Abigail Brown; father of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894) and Brooks Adams; grandfather of Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954); great-grandfather of Thomas Boylston Adams. Lawyer; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1831; member of Massachusetts state senate, 1835-40; Free Soil candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1848; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1856; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 3rd District, 1859-61; U.S. Minister to Great Britain, 1861-68; Democratic candidate for Governor of Massachusetts, 1876. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 21, 1886. Interment at Mt. Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, Mass.
Parents: John Quincy Adams, Louisa Catherine Johnson
Spouse: Abigail Brown Brooks
Born: 25 Apr 1808 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Died: 6 Jun 1889 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Marriage Date: 5 Sep 1829 Boston, Suffolk, MA
Children Sex Birth
Abby Adams F
Susan Adams F
Louisa Catherine Adams F 13 Aug 1831 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
John Quincy Adams M 22 Sep 1833 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Brig Gen Adams M 1835
Charles Francis Adams M 27 May 1835 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Henry Adams M 16 Feb 1838 in Boston, Massachusetts
Arthur Adams M 23 Jul 1841 in Boston, Massachusetts
Mary Adams F 19 Feb 1846 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Brooks Adams F 1848 in Quincy, Massachusetts

Sources:
U.S. Federal Census
Family Collections LDS
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell