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Charles Francis Adams
1866–1954
A member of the famous Adams family, this American public figure moved easily between law, business, politics, and competitive sailing. He is especially remembered for leading the U.S. Navy during the Hoover years and for his long ties to Harvard and public service.
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Wessagusset and Weymouth
by Charles Francis Adams, Charles Francis Adams, Gilbert Nash
About the author
Born in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1866, Charles Francis Adams III came from one of the best-known political families in the United States: he was a descendant of Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. He studied at Harvard College and Harvard Law School, then built a career as a lawyer and businessman in Boston.
Adams entered national government as Secretary of the Navy under President Herbert Hoover, serving from 1929 to 1933. Outside politics, he was also an accomplished yachtsman and was associated with the Resolute, the yacht that won the 1920 America's Cup.
His life blended public duty, wealth, education, and sport in a very old New England way. He died in 1954, leaving a legacy tied not only to the Adams name, but also to American naval administration and civic life in the early twentieth century.