http://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams See pictures from the life and presidency of John Quincy Adams. en Copyright 2013, History.com Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-21T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo1 On this day in 1767, John Quincy Adams, son of the second U.S. president, John Adams, is born in Braintree, Massachusetts. http://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo2 John Quincy Adams inherited his father's passion for politics. As a young man, he served as minister to a variety of countries, including Prussia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia and England. http://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo3 John Adams marries Louisa Johnson in London, England. Louisa remains the only foreign-born first lady of the United States. http://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo4 Although losing the public vote, he tied the electoral vote to Andrew Jackson in 1824. The House of Representatives picked Adams. 4 years later Andrew Jackson won the rematch election. http://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo5 Rather than retire after presiding at the pinnacle of American politics, Adams returned to Congress. http://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo6 He even found time to argue the controversial Amistad slave ship case in the Supreme Court, which cemented his reputation as an abolitionist. http://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo7 On February 21, 1848, just after participating in a vote on the floor of the House of Representatives, Quincy Adams succumbed to a massive stroke http://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo8 The stoke proved fatal. Adams passed away at the Capitol two days later, on February 23, 1848. http://www.history.com/photos/john-quincy-adams/photo8