John Quincy Adams II

John Quincy Adams II
Adams as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 6th Norfolk district
In office
January 7, 1874 – January 5, 1875
Preceded byJames A. Stetson
Succeeded byWilliam A. Hodges
In office
January 4, 1871 – January 2, 1872
Preceded byEdmund B. Taylor
Succeeded byHenry H. Faxon
In office
January 1, 1868 – January 6, 1869
Preceded byGeorge Gill
Succeeded byHenry Barker
In office
January 3, 1866 – January 1, 1867
Preceded byHenry H. Faxon
Succeeded byGeorge Gill
Personal details
Born(1833-09-22)September 22, 1833
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedAugust 14, 1894(1894-08-14) (aged 60)
Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting placeMount Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican (before 1867)
Democratic (1867–94)
Spouse
Frances Cadwallader Crowninshield
(m. 1861)
Relations
Children
Parent(s)Charles Francis Adams Sr.
Abigail Brown Brooks
Alma materHarvard University
Military service
AllegianceUnited States of America (Union)
Branch/serviceMassachusetts Militia
Years of service1861–1865
Rank Colonel
UnitStaff of Governor John Albion Andrew
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

John Quincy Adams II (September 22, 1833 – August 14, 1894) was an American politician who represented Quincy in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1866 to 1867, 1868 to 1869, 1871 to 1872, and from 1874 to 1875.

Adams served as a colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War under Governor John Albion Andrew of Massachusetts. Later in life, he left the Republican Party in 1867 for the Democratic Party.