John Adams
U.S. PRESIDENTS (1735–1826); BRAINTREE, MASSACHUSETTS In addition to being the United States ’s second president after George Washington , John Adams was a prominent attorney and political author . He ’s also remembered for the people he surrounded himself with , let in his wife , Abigail Adams ; his son and 6th president , John Quincy Adams ; and his ill-famed rivalry with Thomas Jefferson . Find out more about one of America ’s most authoritative Founding Fathers ....