John Quincy

This article is about the soldier and politician. For others with the same name, see John Quincy (medical writer) and John Quincy (Minnesota politician).
John Quincy
Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1729–1741
Preceded byWilliam Dudley
Succeeded byWilliam Fairfield
Personal details
Born(1689-07-21)July 21, 1689
Boston, Dominion of New England
DiedJuly 13, 1767(1767-07-13) (aged 77)
Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Resting placeHancock Cemetery, Quincy
SpouseElizabeth Norton
RelationsQuincy political family
Children
  • Norton Quincy
  • Anna Quincy Thaxter
  • Elizabeth Quincy Smith
  • Lucy Quincy Tufts
Parents
RelativesQuincy political family
EducationHarvard College (1708)
OccupationSoldier, Politician

Colonel John Quincy (July 21, 1689 – July 13, 1767) was an American soldier, politician and member of the Quincy political family. His granddaughter Abigail Adams named her son, the future president John Quincy Adams, after him. Two days after his great-grandson's birth, Quincy died.[1] The city of Quincy, Massachusetts, is named after him.[2]

  1. ^ Teed, Paul E. (2006). John Quincy Adams: Yankee Nationalist. New York: Nova Publishers. p. 5. ISBN 1-59454-797-1.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Herring was invoked but never defined (see the help page).