Ruler · 1735 – 1826

John Adams

Lived 1735 – 1826; statesperson, politician, diplomat, writer. President of the United States (United States), 1797 – 1801.

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Lived: 1735 – 1826; 91 years
In office: 4 years; one reign
Lines: 1; United States
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

President of the United States

United States · the 2nd of 48 dated reigns · 1789 – 2025

George Washington1789 – 1797

John Adams1797 – 1801

Thomas Jefferson1801 – 1809

James Madison1809 – 1817

James Monroe1817 – 1825

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killed, executed or dead in battledied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 1797 – 1801 · 4 years · came to it aged 62

Came to it: elected
Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1801; they died in 1826

Adams won the presidency by a narrow margin, receiving 71 electoral votes to 68 for Jefferson, who became the vice president; Pinckney finished third with 59 votes, and Burr came fourth with 30.

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