33rd in a seriesHenry Adams (1838-1918) belonged to one of America’s great families. He was the great-grandson of John (1735–1826) and Abagail Adams (1744-1818). John Adams, one of the nation’s founders, served as its first vice president and its second president. His grandfather, John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), was the sixth president of the United States. His father, Charles Francis Adams Sr., was a member of the House of Representatives before he was appointed American Ambassador to Great Britain in 1860 … (read more)
