For the macabre group of characters created by Charles Addams and featured in cartoons, television, and movies, see The Addams Family. Jump to: navigation, search Charles Samuel Addams (January 7, 1912 - September 28, 1988) was an American cartoonist known for his particularly black humor and macabre characters. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Addams Family, as illustratred by Charles Addams in the New Yorker magazine. ...

The Adams family was a prominent political family in the United States during the late eighteenth century through early twentieth century. This is a partial listing of prominent political families around the world. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar (often from (1900 to 1999 in common usage). ...

The most well-known members included:

• Samuel Adams (1722-1803), American Revolutionary
• John Adams (1735-1826), Samuel's second cousin, second President of the United States
• Abigail Adams (1744-1818), John's wife, the First Lady, the mother of John Quincy Adams, and an influential society woman
  • John Quincy Adams (1767-1848), John and Abigail's son, sixth President of the United States
    • Charles Francis Adams, Sr. (1807-1866), his son, United States Congressman and Ambassador to the United Kingdom
      • John Quincy Adams (1833-1894), son of Charles Francis Adams, Sr., lawyer and politician
      • Charles Francis Adams, Jr. (1835-1915), son of Charles Francis Adams, Sr., brigadier-general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He was president of the Union Pacific Railroad from 1884 to 1890.
        • Charles Francis Adams (1866-1954), son of Charles Francis Adams, Jr., 44th Secretary of the Navy
      • Henry Adams (1838-1918), third son of Charles Francis Adams, Sr., a prominent author and political commentator
      • Brooks Adams (1848-1927), son of Charles Francis Adams, Sr., a historian and political scientist.

The Adams family is one of only four families to have produced two Presidents of the United States, the others being the Bush family, the Roosevelt family, and the Harrison family. Jump to: navigation, search Samuel Adams (September 27, 1722 – October 2, 1803) was an American revolutionary and organizer of the Boston Tea Party. ... Jump to: navigation, search John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was the first (1789–1797) Vice President of the United States, and the second (1797–1801) President of the United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search Abigail Smith Adams (November 11, 1744 – October 28, 1818) was the wife of John Adams, the second President of the United States, and is seen as the second First Lady of the United States, though that term was not coined until after her death. ... Laura Bush, current First Lady (2001-present) First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. ... Jump to: navigation, search John Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was the sixth (1825-1829) President of the United States. ... Charles Francis Adams (August 18, 1807, Boston - November 21, 1886, Boston), the son of John Quincy Adams and Louisa Adams, was an American lawyer, politician, diplomat and writer. ... Jump to: navigation, search Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the Senate. ... For other uses, see Ambassador (disambiguation). ... John Quincy Adams (1833 - 1894) was an American lawyer and politician, the grandson of president John Quincy Adams and the son of Charles Francis Adams. ... Charles Francis Adams, Jr. ... Charles Francis Adams III (2 August 1866 _ 1954) was the United States Secretary of the Navy under Herbert Hoover and well-known as a yachtsman. ... Flag of the United States Secretary of the Navy. ... Jump to: navigation, search Henry Adams Henry Brooks Adams (February 16, 1838 – March 27, 1918) was an American historian, journalist and novelist. ... Brooks Adams (1848 - 1927) was a U.S. historian and political scientist. ... Jump to: navigation, search Barbara Bush, Jeb Bush, George H.W. Bush, Laura Bush, and George W. Bush watch tee ball on the White House lawn. ... This table shows the descent of President Theodore Roosevelt and President Franklin D. Roosevelt from their common ancestor Claes van Roosevelt. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Harrison family is a prominent political family in US history. ...

See also

• List of political families

This is a partial listing of prominent political families around the world. ...

External links

• Ancestry of the Adams family