Charles Adams

Who was Charles Adams?

Charles Adams was the second son of President John Adams and his wife, Abigail Adams. He died of alcoholism on November 30, 1800.

At the age of nine he traveled with his father and older brother John Quincy to Europe, studied briefly in Passy, Amsterdam, and Leyden. He matriculated in Leiden January 29, 1781

In December 1781, Adams returned to America unaccompanied by family members. After graduating from Harvard University in 1789, he studied law and established his practice in New York.

On August 29, 1795, Adams married Sally Smith, the sister of his brother-in-law, William Stephens Smith. They had two daughters, Susanna Boylston and Abigail Louisa Smith.