Born: July 11, 1767, Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts
Presidential Term: 1825-1829
Three Interesting Facts (constitutioncenter.org):
He was a lawyer, but he never went to law school.
He is the only ex-president to later serve in the U.S. House of Representatives.
He helped establish a network of observatories to study space.
Died: February 23, 1848, Washington, D.C.
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