Charles Francis Adams III
Charles Francis Adams III ( born August 2, 1866 in Quincy, Massachusetts, † June 10, 1954 in Boston, Massachusetts ) was an American politician ( Republican), who belonged to the cabinet of President Herbert Hoover as Secretary of the Navy.
Life
Adams was born into the traditional Adams family. His great great grandfather was John Adams, the second president of the United States, his great-grandfather John Quincy Adams was the sixth holder of the office. He was also the great-grandson of Benjamin Williams Crowninshield, the Secretary of the Navy under Presidents Madison and Monroe, the grandson of Congressman Charles Francis Adams Sr. and the son of General Charles Francis Adams junior.
He graduated in 1888 cum laude from Harvard College and four years later at the local law school. After that he worked as a lawyer and later became a businessman. In 1899 he married Frances Lovering, daughter of Congressman William C. Lovering. Her son Charles became the first president of the Raytheon Company.
Adams ' passion was sailing. In 1920 he took part as skipper of the yacht Resolute in the America 's Cup and wore them the victory; In 1932 he was inducted into the America's Cup Hall of Fame.
Policy
His first political office, Adams had held from 1896 to 1897 as mayor of his hometown of Quincy. In 1917 he was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of Massachusetts.
In 1929 he resigned as Secretary of the Navy in the Cabinet Hoover. During his four-year tenure, he sought to emphasize the important role of the U.S. Navy in international political affairs in public. Further, its main focus was on the global economic crisis while maintaining the strength and efficiency of the Navy. In the Marine Conference of 1930 in London, he succeeded in the negotiations with the British representatives to maintain the principle of uniform strength of both naval forces.
Appreciation
In honor of Adams, who died in 1954 and was buried in Quincy next to his father and his grandfather, Charles Francis Adams Memorial Trophy was donated for sailors. The Navy named the destroyer USS Charles F. Adams after the former minister.