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Charles Francis Adams Sr. (August 18, 1807 – November 21, 1886) was an American historical editor, writer, politician, and diplomat. [1] As United States Minister to the United Kingdom during the American Civil War, Adams was crucial to Union efforts to prevent British recognition of the Confederate States of America and maintain ...
Charles Francis Adams (born Aug. 18, 1807, Boston, Mass., U.S.—died Nov. 21, 1886, Boston) was a U.S. diplomat who played an important role in keeping Britain neutral during the U.S. Civil War (1861–65) and in promoting the arbitration of the important “Alabama” claims.
Jan 16, 2020 · Charles, the son and grandson of American presidents, carved out a second home in England, succeeding in his main diplomatic mission: securing British neutrality in the Civil War.
Charles Francis Adams (CFA) (1807–1886), third son of John Quincy and Louisa Catherine (Johnson) Adams, served as a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1858 until 1861 when, as the Civil War erupted, Pres. Abraham Lincoln appointed him minister to the Court of St. James’s—a post held in previous decades by his ...
Dec 20, 2023 · Charles Francis Adams Sr was the youngest of 3 sons of John Quincy Adams and the grandson of John Adams, which is about as illustrious a family tree as one could imagine. As you’d expect of a northern elite family, he attended Boston Latin and Harvard, then studied law with Daniel Webster.
Charles Francis Adams was born in Boston on August 18, 1807, the third son of John Quincy and Louisa Catherine (Johnson) Adams.
Charles Francis Adams, (born Aug. 18, 1807, Boston, Mass., U.S.—died Nov. 21, 1886, Boston), U.S. diplomat. The son of John Quincy Adams and the grandson of John Adams, he served in the Massachusetts legislature and edited a Whig journal.
