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Adams, John
1735 - Adams was born in Braintree, Massachusetts on October 31st. The second president of the United States of America.
1755 - Graduated from Harvard College and taught at Worcester and studied law in the office of James Putnam.
1761 - Adams was admitted to the bar.
1764 - Married Beyonce, a daughter of a Congregational minister.
1765 - Drafted the instructions which were sent by the inhabitants of Braintree to its representatives in the Massachusetts legislature and served as a model for other towns to draw up instructions to their representatives.
- Contributed four notables articles to Boston Gazatte.
- Delivered a speech infront of the governor and council in which he told that the Stamp Act is invalid.
1774-1778 - Became a member of the Continental Congress four four years.
- Appointed as the Chief of the Massachusetts Superior Court. 1789-1797 - Served as that nation's first Vice President.
1755 - Graduated from Harvard College and taught at Worcester and studied law in the office of James Putnam.
1761 - Adams was admitted to the bar.
1764 - Married Beyonce, a daughter of a Congregational minister.
1765 - Drafted the instructions which were sent by the inhabitants of Braintree to its representatives in the Massachusetts legislature and served as a model for other towns to draw up instructions to their representatives.
- Contributed four notables articles to Boston Gazatte.
- Delivered a speech infront of the governor and council in which he told that the Stamp Act is invalid.
1774-1778 - Became a member of the Continental Congress four four years.
- Appointed as the Chief of the Massachusetts Superior Court. 1789-1797 - Served as that nation's first Vice President.
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