(1775-02-12)February 12, 1775 City of London, England
Died
May 15, 1852(1852-05-15) (aged 77) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place
United First Parish Church
Spouse
John Quincy Adams
(m. 1797; died 1848)
Children
George
John II
Charles
Louisa
Parent(s)
Joshua Johnson (father) Catherine Nuth (mother)
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Louisa Catherine Adams (néeJohnson; February 12, 1775 – May 15, 1852) was the first lady of the United States from 1825 to 1829 during the presidency of John Quincy Adams. She was born in England and raised in France. Her father was an influential American merchant, and she was regularly introduced to prominent Americans. After her family returned to England, she met John Quincy Adams in 1795, and the two began a tenuous courtship. They were wed in 1797 after a year of engagement, beginning a marriage of disagreements and personality conflicts. She joined her husband on his diplomatic mission to Prussia, where she was popular with the Prussian court. When they returned to the United States, her husband became a senator and she gave birth to three sons. John was appointed minister to the Russian Empire in 1809, and they traveled to Russia without their two older sons, against Louisa's wishes. Though she was again popular with the court, she detested living in Russia, especially after the death of her infant daughter in 1812. She lived in Russia alone for a year while John negotiated the Treaty of Ghent, and when he asked her to join him in 1815, she made the dangerous 40 day journey across war-torn Europe.
The Adamses lived in England for two years before returning to the United States when John was appointed Secretary of State. Louisa became a prominent cabinet wife and regularly hosted important guests in her home. She worked to build connections for her husband's 1824 presidential run, allowing for his victory. She was unsatisfied in the White House, where she became reclusive and grew distant from her husband. She instead took to writing, producing plays, essays, poems, and an autobiography. She wished for retirement after her husband lost re-election, but he was elected to the United States House of Representatives. She took a more active interest in politics, supporting abolitionism and greater rights for women in society. She was widowed in 1848, and she had a stroke in 1849 that left her with limited mobility. She died on May 15, 1852, at the age of 77, and Congress adjourned for her funeral, the first time a woman was honored in this way. She was the only foreign-born first lady of the United States until 2017, when Melania Trump became first lady. Her tenure as first lady is not as well studied as other parts of her life, due to her reclusiveness and the limited records she kept at the time. She is generally rated in the upper half of first ladies by historians.
Louisa Catherine Adams (née Johnson; February 12, 1775 – May 15, 1852) was the first lady of the United States from 1825 to 1829 during the presidency...
Quincy Adams and LouisaAdams, he is usually called John Adams II to distinguish him from President John Adams, his grandfather. John Adams II was born in...
viewable by the public. Adams's original tomb at Hancock Cemetery is still there and marked simply "J.Q. Adams". Adams and Louisa had three sons and a daughter...
States, and his English-born wife Louisa Catherine Adams. He was named for the first president. His grandfather John Adams was the first vice president of...
audiobooks) Adams family biographies – Massachusetts Historical Society Collection of Abigail Adams Letters The Adams Women: Abigail and LouisaAdams, Their...
Quincy Adams (1767–1848), sixth president of the United States, married English-born LouisaAdams (née Johnson) (1775–1852). George Washington Adams (1801–1829)...
Nabby Adams Wanted To Marry". New England Historical Society. Retrieved June 28, 2018. Nagel, Paul C. 1987. The Adams women: Abigail and LouisaAdams, their...
has published two books: 2017's Louisa: The Extraordinary Life of Mrs. Adams, a biography of First Lady LouisaAdams, and 2011's Conscience: Two Soldiers...
citizen to become first lady and the second foreign-born first lady after LouisaAdams. Melanija Knavs was born in Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia) where...
Ronald Reagan Louisa of Great Britain (1749–1768) Louisa, Countess of Craven, originally Louisa Brunton (1785?–1860), English actress LouisaAdams (1775–1852)...
2001. John and Abigail Adams's crypt at United First Parish Church in Quincy also contains the bodies of John Quincy and LouisaAdams. During the First Continental...
Retrieved July 30, 2020. "LouisaAdams Biography :: National First Ladies' Library". Firstladies.org. Retrieved July 7, 2015. "LouisaAdams - First Ladies". HISTORY...
Quincy Adams and his First Lady, LouisaAdams. It is now part of the Adams National Historical Park. The Stone Library requested by John Quincy Adams is directly...
2010. "Biography of LouisaAdams". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved March 11, 2010 – via National Archives. "First Lady Biography: LouisaAdams". National First...
Women Who Shaped Our Nation. Harper Collins. ISBN 9780060782344. "Louisa Catherine Adams: A Father Reflects on the Death of his Infant Daughter". Massachusetts...
the burial place of Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams and their wives, Abigail Adams and LouisaAdams (respectively), before they were moved...
Coin World reported that some 2007 Abigail Adams medals were struck using the reverse from the 2008 LouisaAdams medal. These pieces, called mules, were...
ISBN 978-1-58836-822-5. "Ranking America's First Ladies Eleanor Roosevelt Still #1 Abigail Adams Regains 2nd Place Hillary moves from 5th to 4th; Jackie Kennedy from 4th...
ongoing protection as well as for the sake of brevity, clarity and tradition. Adams family Bush family Harrison family Roosevelt family United States presidential...
Mary Rose Columba Adams (21 March 1832 — 30 December 1891), born Sophia Charlotte LouisaAdams, was an English Roman Catholic Dominican prioress, recognized...
Louisa Catherine Adams. Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press. ISBN 978-0674048010. Biographies of John Quincy Adams with significant information about Louisa...
second foreign-born first lady of the United States, the first being LouisaAdams. They were married in 2005. Melania became a naturalized U.S. citizen...
upon losing his wife in 1830, moved in with them. President John Quincy Adams appointed her husband postmaster of New York City. Maria died on June 20...
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