Louisa Adams—First Lady
Birth
Louisa Catherine Adams was born on 12 Aug 1811.
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams (born 1775, died 1852)
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Work
John Quincy and Louisa Adams' son, Charles Francis Adams, was a US Congressman and an early, passionate advocate for the end of slavery.
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Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams impressed congressmen and government figures with her political acumen, she made frequent social calls on their wives and entertained Washington society at elaborate dinners and open-house receptions.
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Louisa Adams remarkable solo journey to Paris under siege by Napoleon shows the value of steadfastness during a time of terror threats, (Proverbs 31:21).
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Adams and Louisa Catherine Adams had four children. ... His Pre-Presidential offices consisted of being a Minister to the Netherlands, a Minister to Prussia, a Member of Massachusetts Senate, a Member of United States Senate, a Minister to Russia, a Minister to Great Britain, and a Secretary of State for Massachusetts. Adams Political Party was Federalist, to 1808; Democratic-Republican, to 1825; National Republican (Whig) thereafter. He was 57 years of age when he was inaugurated as President. Adams was a Congressman and a writer after his presidency.
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Louisa Adams First Spouse Gold Coin Obverse - Artist Rendering Louisa Adams was the wife of President John Quincy Adams, and she was First Lady from 1825 to 1829. Louisa was born in England, and was far more comfortable with the ways of a royal court than she was with that of rural colonists.
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Louisa Adams threw the ball to impress congressmen, dignitaries, and the cream of Washington society, she also used it to solicit General Jackson's support for her husband's presidential bid.
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Louisa Adams grew up in France and England and spoke fluent French. She loved music; she sang, danced, and was an accomplished harpist and pianist. Louisa was a woman of great stamina, as evidenced by the difficulties she overcame during a six-week journey she took from Russia to Paris with her 3-year-old son. She endured travel through dangerous war zones in treacherous weather. Louisa’s love of art and true grit sustained her through her difficult life with her husband. Often depressed, she found great comfort in eating chocolate. She gave outlet to her feelings through writing autobiographical poems, plays, and memoirs of her life.
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