Early Life and Career
George Washington Adams was the eldest son of John Quincy Adams, the sixth president of the United States, and his wife Louisa Adams. George was named by his grandfather John Adams, the second president, for the first U.S. president, George Washington).
Adams graduated from Harvard University Class of 1821 and studied law. After briefly practicing law, he ran for state office. He was elected to the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1826. He wrote a pamphlet "An Oration delivered at Quincy, on the Fifth of July, 1824".
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