CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS

Adams, Charles Francis (1866-1954) — also known as "Deacon"; "Uncle Charlie" — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass.; Concord, Middlesex County, Mass. Born in Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass., August 2, 1866. 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) and Fanny (Crowninshield) Adams; son-in-law of William Croad Lovering; nephew of Brooks Adams; married, April 3, 1899, to Frances Lovering; first cousin once removed of Thomas Boylston Adams. Lawyer; mayor of Quincy, Mass., 1896-97; delegate to Massachusetts state constitutional convention, 1917; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1929-33. Unitarian. Member, Alpha Delta Phi; Delta Kappa Epsilon. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 10, 1954. Interment at Mt. Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, Mass.
Parents: Charles Francis Adams, Mary Hone Ogden
Spouse: Frances Lovering
Born: 1866 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Marriage: 3 Apr 1899 in Washington, Columbia, District Of Columbia
Children Sex Birth
Catherine Adams F 13 Jan 1902
Charles Francis Adams M 5 May 1910 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell