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… Secretary of State Richard Rush (1817) Secretary of State John Quincy Adams (1817–1825) Attorney General Richard Rush (1817) …
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… pursued legal studies under George Wythe, who also taught John Marshall and Henry Clay, two of the most outstanding … to lead the new nation. The other four committee members, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. …
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… the first father and son to be elected President since John Quincy Adams was elected in 1824. Within the Bush clan, the first …
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… First Lady Martha Washington Vice President John Adams (1789-1797) Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson …
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… of his solid working relationship with Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, the two men successfully pursued an aggressive foreign … within the bounds of his instructions, Secretary of War John C. Calhoun disagreed and urged Monroe to reprimand …
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… Abigail Adams, courtesy New York Public Library, The Miriam and Ira … Prints and Photographs: Print Collection The letters from John and Abigail Adams especially highlight the intersection … the much Loved partner of all your joys and Sorrow’s.” 3 John’s letter of Dec. 27, on the other hand, carries a …
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… during that campaign season were Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, Secretary of War John C. Calhoun, Secretary of … of the first five Presidents to die on the Fourth of July; John Adams and Thomas Jefferson had died on that day five …
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… under the tutelage of the college’s Scottish president, John Witherspoon. Unlike many college students who lost sleep … Madison lost sleep to study Lord Kames, David Hume, Adam Smith, and Francis Hutcheson, as well as philosophers … helped orchestrate Jefferson’s victory over Federalist John Adams for the presidency, sweeping Republicans into …
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… 1800, Dexter accepted an offer from President John Adams to join his cabinet as secretary of war. By the end of … as well, a convenient solution for the final months of the Adams presidency. With the arrival of the Jefferson …
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… creation of the Department of the Navy in 1798, President John Adams found himself with another cabinet position to fill. Adams appointed Stoddert secretary of the Navy, and Stoddert …
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… election went uncontested. Even former President John Adams, founder of the Federalist Party, came out of …
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… skill of America's minister to England, Charles Francis Adams, the grandson of President John Adams and the son of President John Quincy Adams, to …
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… reached out to potential allies, even the prickly Senator John Calhoun of South Carolina. In 1824, Van Buren supported … Neither of the two leading candidates, Andrew Jackson or John Quincy Adams, though, had enough electoral votes to claim the …
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… George H.W. Bush served in office from 1989 to 1993, and John Adams and John Quincy Adams were both presidents in the early …
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… general in the cabinets of Presidents James Monroe and John Quincy Adams (1817-1829). He wrote extensive legal opinions and …
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… Donelson Robards, the vivacious daughter of the late John Donelson, one of Nashville's founders. The Donelsons … Tennessee's superior court. In 1802 he challenged Governor John Sevier for election as major general in command of the … but at the urging of Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, President James Monroe stood firm. Whether anticipated …
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… Washington, a post he held until the end of President John Adams' administration in 1801. Habersham subsequently …
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… Washington, a post he held until the end of President John Adams' administration in 1801. Habersham subsequently …
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… McHenry accepted and served both Presidents Washington and John Adams before resigning in 1800. Following his …
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… 1829 as secretary of the treasury during the presidency of John Quincy Adams. Rush served abroad for several years as well, acting …