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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_17695" /> ==
<p> Adams, John (1), D.D., </p> <p> an English divine, was born in London, and. educated at Cambridge, being admitted to King's [[College]] in 1678. and receiving the degree of A.B. in 1682, and of A.M. in 1686. In 1687 he was presented by the lord- chancellor Jeffreys to the living. of Hickham, in Leicestershire. In London he was lecturer of St. Clement's; rector of St. Alban's, Wood Street, and of St. Bartholomew's. He was also a prebendary of Canterbury, chaplain in ordinary to queen Anne, and in 1708 canon of Windsor. He was presented in 1711 to the living of Hornsey, and in the following year was elected provost of King's College, which position. he held until his death, in 1719. Fifteen of his sermons were printed (1695-1712). See Alumni Etonenses, p. 48; Cook, Preacher's Assistant. </p>
<p> was the only son of Hon. John Adams, of Nova Scotia, and was graduated at Harvard College in 1721. He was pastor at Newport, but dismissed, 1730. He died at [[Cambridge]] in 1740. He was distinguished for his genius and piety, and is said to have been master of nine languages. A small volume of his poems was published at [[Boston]] in 1745. '''''—''''' Alien, Amer. Biog.; Sprague, Annals, 1, 350. </p>
       
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_66958" /> ==
<p> The second president of the United States, and a chief promoter of their independence (1739-1826). </p>
       
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Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]

was the only son of Hon. John Adams, of Nova Scotia, and was graduated at Harvard College in 1721. He was pastor at Newport, but dismissed, 1730. He died at Cambridge in 1740. He was distinguished for his genius and piety, and is said to have been master of nine languages. A small volume of his poems was published at Boston in 1745. — Alien, Amer. Biog.; Sprague, Annals, 1, 350.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]

The second president of the United States, and a chief promoter of their independence (1739-1826).

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  1. ↑ John Adams from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
  2. ↑ John Adams from The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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