Name of Wife - John Quincy Adams was married to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams in 1797 
Career of John Quincy Adams - Law, Politician, Statesman
Secretary to U.S. Minister to Russia, 1781
Minister to the Netherlands, 1794
Minister to Prussia, 1797-1801
United States Senator, 1803-08
Minister to Russia, 1809-11
Peace Commissioner at Treaty of Ghent, 1814
Secretary of State, 1817-25 (under Monroe)
Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1831-48
Place of Death of John Quincy Adams - February 23, 1848, after collapsing on the floor of the White House two days earlier
Next President: President Andrew Jackson

Major events in the biography of President John Quincy Adams
He helped negotiate the Treaty of Ghent in 1814. Minister to the Netherlands and London. Gained Florida from Spain. Helped formulate the Monroe Doctrine. Founded the Smithsonian Institution. Erie Canal, linking the Hudson River to Lake Erie, is opened for traffic in 1825. In 1828 construction is begun on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the first public railroad in the U.S. 

Facts and History in the biography of President John Quincy Adams
He became Secretary of State in 1817. John Quincy Adams lost both the popular and electoral vote to Andrew Jackson, but lack of a majority passed the decision to the House of Representatives, which decided for Adams. Clay, one of the four candidates, gave his support to Adams. Clay was subsequently made Secretary of State. The followers of Andrew Jackson cried that this was " A Corrupt Bargain". This hounded him throughout his term of Office and contributed to his defeat in 1828. He secured Florida from Spain in 1819 without hostilities and played an equal part with Monroe in formulating the Monroe Doctrine. He led the fight to force Congress to receive antislavery petitions. Founded the Smithsonian Institution.

Presidential Facts and Trivia in response to the question who was President John Quincy Adams

• Description of President John Quincy Adams - Height 5 feet 7 inches

• President Adams spoke in a high, shrill voice
• John Quincy Adams liked to swim in the nude
• Son of the second president
• He suffered from the following illnesses : Depression and Paralytic stroke in 1846
• Recovered from the stroke and gained the full use of his body and returned to Congress the following year. "When he walked into the House, slightly tottering, on the morning of February 13, everyone rose spontaneously and applauded." 
• John Quincy Adams was the first president to have his photo taken on April 13, 1843
• His diaries were published in 12 volumes by his son, Charles, and called ' The Memoirs of John Quincy Adams (1874 - 77)
• Age at Death - 80 years old
• Presidential Facts and Trivia in response to the question who was John Quincy Adams

President Coin or President Dollar Bill
The United States has placed likenesses of the Presidents on many types of coins and currency. John Quincy Adams does not appear.