William Loughton Smith
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William Loughton Smith was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat from Charleston, South Carolina. He represented South Carolina as a Federalist in the United States House of Representatives fro
Portrait by Gilbert Stuart, c. 1795
Presidential elections were held in the United States from November 4 to December 7, 1796, when electors throughout the United States cast their ballots. It was the first contested American presidenti
Official Presidential portrait of John Adams
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George Washington, the incumbent president in 1796, whose second term expired on March 4, 1797
John Adams, Vice President of the United States from Massachusetts