# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-adams
# Generated: 2026-08-31T15:47:06.337Z

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name: "John Adams"
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description: "He defended the British soldiers who fired on colonists at the Boston Massacre, then helped write the document that severed America from Britain. That contradiction — lawyer for the accused redcoats, architect of independence — is the spine of his entire career."
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birthDate: "1735-10-19"
deathDate: "1826-07-04"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Adams was a Massachusetts lawyer who staked his reputation on the right to counsel, even when it meant representing the enemy. He joined the Continental Congress, became a driver of the Revolution, and spent 1776 pushing Jefferson's Declaration through a reluctant room. The war sent him to Europe as a diplomat: he secured Dutch loans, helped negotiate peace with Britain, and became the first U.S. ambassador to London. He wrote the Massachusetts Constitution in 1780, then served eight years as Washington's vice president before winning the presidency in 1796. His single term unraveled over France — his refusal to pick a side in their wars drew fire from all directions, and the Alien and Sedition Acts made him look tyrannical. He lost reelection in 1800 to Jefferson, retreated to Massachusetts, and years later the two old rivals resumed writing each other. Both died on July 4, 1826, fifty years to the day after the Declaration.