Adams, Charles Francis

(1807-1886), son of John Quincy Adams, was born in Boston, but was in Europe most of the time till 1817. Was graduated at Harvard College in 1825, studied law, and married a daughter of Peter C. Brooks. He was a Representative in the Ma achusetts Legislature from 1831 to 1834, and a Senator from 1835 to 1837. He edited the Writings of John Adams, ten volumes, and was for three years the editor of a daily paper in Boston. Originally a Whig, he in 1848 became the candidate of the Free-soil party for the Vice-Presidency on the ticket with Van Buren. From 1859 to 1861 he was a member of Congre , and from 1861 to 1868 Minister of the United States in Great Britain. The relations of England to the United States during the Civil War made this post a very trying one, and Adams’ tact, firmne and succe were extraordinary. Few men performed services so valuable to the Union.