John Quincy Adams
Sixth President of the United States
1825-1829
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Date of birth: July 11, 1767
Place of birth: Quincy, Massachusetts
Date of death: February 23, 1848
Place of death: Washington, D.C.
Party: Democratic Republican
Wife: Lousia Catherine Johnson

During his presidency, John Quincy Adams had

• Vice President John C. Calhoun
  
• appointed Henry Clay as secretary of state
  
• allowed Henry Clay to divide the Democratic-Republican party
  
• continued the role in forming the Monroe Doctrine, which prohibited further European colonization of the United States
  
• completed Erie Canal
• been defeated in re-election