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  USS Charles F. Adams DDG-2                    Adams Class DDG

Namesake


 

Charles F. Adams (1866-1954)
 

Also known as "Deacon"
Great-great-grandson of John Adams
Great-grandson of John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) and Benjamin Williams Crowninshield
Great-grandnephew of Jacob Crowninshield
Grandson of Charles Francis Adams (1807-1886)
Son of John Quincy Adams (1833-1894)
Son-in-law of William Croad Lovering
Nephew of Brooks Adams
First cousin once removed of Thomas Boylston Adams
Born in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., August 2, 1866
Mayorof Quincy, Mass., 1896-97
Delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917
U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1929-33
Unitarian
Alpha Delta Phi
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 10, 1954
Interment at Mt. Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, Mass



Namesake Heritage:

John Adams

(1735-1826)

2nd President of US

John Quincy Adams

(1767-1848)

6th President of US

Charles F. Adams

(1807-1886)

Public Official

John Quincy Adams II

(1833-1894)

 Lawyer

Charles F. Adams

(1866-1954)

Secretary of the Navy & Namesake

Charles F. Adams

(1910-1999)

Raytheon President & Chairman of Board

The Massachusetts Historical Society

Adams National Historical Park (National Park Service)

USS Charles F. Adams DDG-2

Adams Class DDG

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