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John Adams was an American statesman, attorney, diplomat, writer, and Founding Father who served as the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801.
* Adams was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, on October 30, 1735.
* He graduated from Harvard College in 1755 and became a lawyer.
* Adams was a delegate to the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1778.
* He was a major figure in the American Revolution and helped draft the Declaration of Independence.
* Adams served as the first vice president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
* He was elected president in 1796 and served one term.
* Adams died on July 4, 1826, on the same day as Thomas Jefferson.
* Adams and Jefferson are the only two presidents to have died on the same day.
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