OK, he wasn't exactly from Boston, but John Adams (along with his second-cousin Samuel Adams) was among the most famous denizens of the city during and after the American Revolution. John, born in a part of Braintree that is now Quincy, was among the Founding Fathers who rose to become president. Another, Thomas Jefferson, shared that distinction. While friends, they fought pitched political battles for the infant nation's top job following George Washington's second term as president (Adams won
OK, he wasn't exactly from Boston, but John Adams (along with his second-cousin Samuel Adams) was among the most famous denizens of the city during and after the American Revolution. John, born in a part of Braintree that is now Quincy, was among the Founding Fathers who rose to become president. Another, Thomas Jefferson, shared that distinction. While friends, they fought pitched political battles for the infant nation's top job following George Washington's second term as president (Adams won…
