Talk:John Quincy Adams/Archive 2

Archive 1

Archive 2

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Under the section, Three World Events, the original author is not writing in full sentences. Can someone address this? Under the section, Film and Television, the author names six different actors portraying Adams in a single PBS series, The Adams Chronicles. Can that possibly be correct? How so? L. Thomas W. (talk) 15:08, 9 February 2012 (UTC) L. Thomas W. L. Thomas W. (talk) 15:08, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Career Chronology

On the right edge of the page. It is just plain unreadable. It's not in ANY determinable order. It SHOULD be in order of time. At the very least it should be in order of importance of the office. It is too hard to read in the order it is in now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.181.230.148 (talk) 19:18, 9 February 2012 (UTC)

Disowned by the Federalists and not fully accepted by the Republicans

There is no source for these statements, and I don't believe they are even accurate. I'm fairly certain, having read a biography on John Quincy Adams some years ago, that he was indeed a republican at the time of his death. In fact, my impression was that he was instrumental in starting the republican party.

I'm also surprised that there is no reference to his relationship with Lincoln toward the end of his life. I think he was Lincoln's Senior/Mentor Senator during the time Lincoln was a freshman. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.82.129.24 (talk) 03:21, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

not an ambassador

Adams was never an ambassador, and the template should not indicate that he was one. I would have changed it to Minister, but the stupid template has a special ambassador tag, so it's not easy to do. But this should be changed. john k (talk) 18:35, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Contradiction

This article says John Q Adams was the first president to have his photograph taken, in 1843. However the article on William Henry Harrison includes a copy of a daguerreotype from 1841.

So who came first?

118.100.85.38 (talk) 10:31, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

A daguerreotype, though having similarities, is distinct from a photograph.--JayJasper (talk) 17:32, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Mistake in protected infobox

The infobox for this page has "Massachusetts's"; the possessive of the word is "Massachusetts'" I tried to fix it but it appears to be protected. Suedid (talk) 16:40, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

See MOS:POSS, it's a matter of opinion but I'd use "Massachusetts's". Also see Strunk and White's The Elements of Style, right at the beginning. Smallbones (talk) 04:22, 25 July 2012 (UTC)

Section on Slavery

The first two paragraphs are very well written, but the first half of the third paragraph is a re-iteration, as well as the final sentance of the third paragraph. 132.3.41.68 (talk) 20:47, 21 August 2012 (UTC)Jeffrey R. Albro

Chronological order?

I thought info boxes are in chronological order? I understand that "President of the United States" is the most prominent position that Adams has held, but since he was the Massachusetts representative in the years following his presidency, shouldn't that be placed at the top? Just wondering. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Blee395 (talk • contribs) 03:06, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

Governor of Massachusetts?

This article makes no mention of it but here, Quincy Adams is listed as a defeated candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1834 and here he is listed as a candidate in 1838. Which, if either, is correct? Tiller54 (talk) 18:13, 7 March 2013 (UTC)

Western Frontier

I believe a "Western Frontier" segment would be good for the article. Americans were coming in contact with the British, Spanish, and Indians during President Adams Administration. Trapper Jedediah Smith named a river after President Adams on his travels to the West. At this time the British and Americans shared the Oregon country. Cmguy777 (talk) 16:00, 28 June 2013 (UTC)

Governor of Massachusetts?

This article makes no mention of it but here, Quincy Adams is listed as a defeated candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1834 and here he is listed as a candidate in 1838. Which, if either, is correct? Tiller54 (talk) 18:29, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

It is apparently the former. Tiller54 (talk) 18:36, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

He ran in the election held November 11 1833 as the Antimasonic candidate for governor --- says Charles Francis Adams (1986). Diary of Charles Francis Adams: November 1834-June 1836. Harvard UP. p. 14.. Nothing happened in 1834 or 1838. Rjensen (talk) 20:28, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

Denmark and Scandinavia?

Among the diplomatic achievements of Adams' presidential term the article mentions "treaties of reciprocity with a number of nations, including Denmark, Mexico, the Hanseatic League, the Scandinavian countries..." At this time, there were de facto only two Scandinavian countries, Denmark (which also included Iceland and the Faeroes) and Sweden-Norway, which had formed a personal union in 1814. Finland, formerly a province of Sweden, had been lost to Russia in 1809 and was now officially an autonomous Grand Duchy under the Russian Czar but had no foreign relations of its own. Since Denmark is also mentioned separately, I wonder what the other "Scandinavian countries" (aside from Sweden-Norway) might be.--Death Bredon (talk) 20:38, 4 January 2014 (UTC)