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【正文】 er John Adams and grandfather John Quincy Adams had been US presidents. His maternal grandfather was a millionaire, and another great grandfather, Nathaniel Gorham, signed the Constitution. His father was Congressman and Minister to Britain. Adams political family Maternal Great Grandfather Father Great Grandfather Grandfather Paternal John Adams (his Great grandfather) John Adams ?was an American lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist. ? A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States (1797–1801). ?A Federalist, he was highly influential and one of the key Founding Fathers of the United States. John Quincy Adams (his Grandpa) John Quincy Adams ?was the sixth President of the United States(1825–1829). ?He served as an American diplomat, Senator, and Congressional representative. ? He was a member of the Federalist, DemocraticRepublican, National Republican, and later AntiMasonic and Whig parties. ?As Secretary of State, he negotiated with the United Kingdom over America‘ s northern border with Canada, negotiated with Spain the annexation of Florida, and developed the Monroe Doctrine. ?Historians agree he was one of the greatest diplomats and secretaries of state in American history. Nathaniel Gorham (his Great grandfather) Nathaniel Gorham (his first name is sometimes spelt Nathanial) ?was the fourteenth President of the United States in Congress assembled, under the Articles of Confederation. ?He also attended the Constitutional Convention and was one of the signers of the United State Constitution on September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Charles Francis Adams,
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