City of Westminster in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

John Adams

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 14, 2017

1. John Adams Marker

Inscription.
In this House Lived
John Adams
First American Minister to GREAT BRITAIN, May 1785 to
March 1788 afterwards Second President of the UNITED STATES

From here his Daughter ABIGAIL was married to
COLONEL WILLIAM STEPHENS SMITH, First Secretary
of the Legation and an Officer in the Revolutionary Army
on WASHINGTON'S Staff.

JOHN ADAMS and ABIGAIL his wife through Character
and Personality did much to Create Understanding between the Two
English-Speaking Countries.

In their Memory this Tablet is Placed by the
Colonial Dames of America 1933.

Erected 1933 by Colonial Dames of America.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #02 John Adams, and the The Colonial Dames of America series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is June 1, 1785.

Location. 51° 30.747′ N, 0° 9.024′ W. Marker is in City of Westminster, England, in Greater London. Marker is at the intersection of Grosvenor Square and Brook Street on Grosvenor Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9 Grosvenor Square, City of Westminster, England, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.

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marker. Colen Campbell (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Bee Gees (about 90 meters away); Sir Frederick Handley Page (about 120 meters away); Charles Edmund Peczenik (about 150 meters away); Dwight David Eisenhower (about 180 meters away); Ernest Bevin (about 210 meters away); Sir Alexander Korda (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Ann Oldfield (approx. 0.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in City of Westminster.

Also see . . . John Adams (Wikipedia). Adams had his first audience with King George III on June 1, and recorded the event as he saw it in great detail in a letter to Foreign Minister John Jay on June 2. Adams approached the King, telling him that he felt greatly honored by his appointment, and promised to do all that he could to restore friendship and cordiality "between People who, tho Seperated by an Ocean and under different Governments have the Same Language, a Similar Religion and kindred Blood." After hearing this, King George, promised to "receive with Pleasure, the Assurances of the friendly Dispositions of the United States." He added that "while he had been the last to consent" to American independence, he wished Adams to know that he had always done what he thought right and proper. Towards the end
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, October 14, 2017

2. John Adams Marker - Wide View
of the interview, the King said, which to Adams appeared very sudden, "There is an Opinion, among Some People, that you are not the most attached of all Your Countrymen, to the manners of France." Adams replied, "That Opinion sir, is not mistaken, I must avow to your Majesty, I have no Attachments but to my own Country." To this King George responded, "An honest Man will never have any other." (Submitted on October 27, 2017.)

H.B. Hall and Sons (Image courtesy of the Library of Congress), circa 1880

3. John Adams

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 27, 2017, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.