Collections Online

Charles Francis Adams

Charles Francis Adams Carte de visite
Image 1 of 1

To order an image, navigate to the full
display and click "request this image"
on the blue toolbar.

Carte de visite by John & Chas. Watkins, 1862

9.7 cm x 6.5 cm

From the Adams family papers III
Photo. 212.9


    Choose an alternate description of this item written for these projects:
  • Main description

[ This description is from the project: MHS 225th Anniversary ]

Charles Francis Adams was the son of John Quincy Adams and the grandson of John Adams. He was also a politician and diplomat in his own right, and played a fundamental role in ensuring England's neutrality during the Civil War. He also served as president of the MHS from 1895 to 1915.