Henry Adams
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Henry Brooks Adams was an American historian and a member of the Adams political family, descended from two U.S. presidents. As a young Harvard graduate, he served as secretary to his father, Charles
Harvard graduation photo: 1858
Henry Adams seated at his desk in his rented house at 1607 H Street in Washington, D.C., writing, 1883
Henry Adams seated with dog on steps of piazza, c. 1883
Adams Memorial modeled 1886–1891, cast 1969 Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Adams political family
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The Adams family is an American political family of English origins, most prominent between the late 18th century and the early 20th century. Based in eastern Massachusetts, they formed part of the Bo
Henry Adams
…Henry Brooks Adams (February 16, 1838 – March 27, 1918) was an American historian and a member of the Adams political family, descended from two U.S. presidents. As a young Harvard graduate, he served as secretary to his father, Charles Francis Adams, Abraham Lincoln's minister…
Adams' birthplace in Quincy, Massachusetts
Abigail Smith Adams – 1766 portrait by Benjamin Blyth
John Adams – 1766 portrait also by Blyth
Abigail Smith Adams – 1800–1815 portrait by Gilbert Stuart