CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS 1856

Charles Francis Adams '56, for many years an Overseer of the University died of pneumonia early Saturday morning at his home in Washington, D. C., after a brief illness. He was in his eightieth year.

After graduating from College Mr. Adams entered the law profession and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar Association in 1858. Later he served in the Union Army through the Civil War After the war he became interested in railroads and became president of the Union Pacific. From 1882 until 1907, with a break of only one year, Mr. Adams was an Overseer of the University. In 1895 he was chosen president of the Massachusetts Historical Society, which position he has held ever since.

Mr. Adams was the author of many books on American history, was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. One of his most notable books is a biography of his father, Charles Francis Adams, ambassador to England during the Civil War, who was the son of President John Quincy Adams.