Louisa Adams
Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams (February 12, 1775 – May 15, 1852) was the wife of the 6th President of the United States, John Quincy Adams. As the wife of the president of the United States, she was the First Lady of the United States from 1825 to 1829.
Louisa Adams | |
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 Portrait by Gilbert Stuart c. 1821–1826 | |
| First Lady of the United States | |
| In role March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829 | |
| President | John Quincy Adams |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Monroe |
| Succeeded by | Emily Donelson (acting) |
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| Born | Louisa Catherine Johnson February 12, 1775 City of London, England |
| Died | May 15, 1852 (aged 77) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | United First Parish Church |
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She was born in London. Her mother, Catherine Nuth Johnson was an English lady. Her father, Joshua Johnson, was from the US and a citizen of the USA. Louisa Adams was then the only First Lady not born in the United States. John Adams, the second president of the US, was her father-in-law.
In 1794, John Quincy Adams met Louisa in London. At that time, Adams was a US diplomat. After about three years, they married. The couple also lived in Berlin where Adams got a posting. Louisa along with her husband arrived to the US in 1801. They lived in different places before her husband became the President.She went to school in London and France.
She died in 1852, aged 77. She is buried in the United States Parish Church, Quincy, Massachusetts.
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