Author: Adams, Charles Francis, III. (1866-1954). American politician, a member of the prominent Adams family. He served as United States Secretary of the Navy under Herbert Hoover (1929-1933).
Title: Card Signed by American Politician Charles Francis Adams, III, U.S. Secretary of the Navy Under Herbert Hoover.
Description: Circa [1920s]. [1920s]. - A 3-inch high by 5-inch wide lined index card is signed in black ink "C F Adams". The edges of the card are darkened. Good.

Charles Francis Adams, III [1866-1954] was a member of the prominent Adams family, the great-grandson of President John Quincy Adams and the great-great grandson of the second U.S. President John Adams. After graduating from Harvard Law School and being admitted to the Bar in 1893, Adams held the office of Mayor of Quincy, Massachusetts from 1896-1897. In 1917 he was elected as a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention. From 1929 until his retirement in 1933 Adams served as U.S. Secretary of the Navy under President Herbert Hoover. While in office he vigorously promoted public understanding of the Navy's indispensable role in international affairs and worked strenuously to maintain naval strength and efficiency during a period of severe economic depression. Adams was a well-known yachtsman and was posthumously inducted into the America's Cup Hall of Fame in 1993. Good .

Keywords: AMERICANA; POLITICIAN; MAYOR OF BOSTON; YACHTSMAN; CARD SIGNED BY AMERICAN POLITICIAN CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, III, U.S. SECRETARY OF THE NAVY UNDER HERBERT HOOVER; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNED CARD.

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