The Last Words of John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams was the son of Abigail Adams and U.S. President John Adams. He became the sixth President of the United States – in office from 1825 to 1829.
His last words, spoken on collapsing in the U.S. Senate, 21 February 1848, two days before he died, were:
This, is the last of Earth. I am content.
The Truly Great: A Discourse Appropriate to the Life and Character of John Qunicey Adams, Edwin Chapin, 1848.
Background to John Quincy Adams’ last words
n 1829, Adams was unexpectedly elected to serve as a member of the House of Representatives – the only ex-president to do this. He collapsed on the floor of the House with a stroke in 1848. He was carried to the Speaker’s Room and died there two days later. His final words have also been recorded as:
“This is the end of the earth, but I am composed”.
