Background
John Quincy was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Daniel and Anna (née Shepard) Quincy.
John Quincy was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Daniel and Anna (née Shepard) Quincy.
Harvard University.
Not to be confused with John Quincy (medical writer)
The city of Quincy, Massachusetts is named after him. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Braintree, Massachusetts and established a homestead at Mount Wollaston, or Merry Mount, in what is present-day Quincy. Daniel died when John was one year old.
His mother subsequently married the Reverend Moses Fiske.
Quincy attended Harvard College, graduating in 1708. In 1717, he was elected to represent Braintree at the Massachusetts General Court, was re-elected in 1719, and served in that capacity until 1740.
From 1729 to 1741, he served as the Speaker of the House. In 1741, Quincy was voted out of office, but was returned there in 1744, where he served four additional years.
He died on 13 July 1767 at the age of 77, only two days after the birth of his namesake, John Quincy Adams.