(1735–1826), American Federalist statesman, 2nd president of the US 1797–1801; father of John Quincy Adams. He helped draft the Declaration of Independence (1776).
Definition of Adams, John in US English:
Adams, John
proper nounˈadəmzˈædəmz
(1735–1826), 2nd president of the US 1797–1801. A Massachusetts Federalist, he was a delegate to the Continental Congress 1774–78 and helped draft the Declaration of Independence in 1776. With John Jay and Benjamin Franklin, he negotiated the Treaty of Paris, which ended the American Revolution in 1783. Adams was minister to Great Britain 1785–88 before becoming the first vice president of the US 1789–97.