He was a planter and a soldier.
Other Government Positions:
Washington commanded colonial troops during the revolution and before that he was in the Virginia House of Burgesses.
"Don't forget the women." This was spoken to John Adams before he went to the Constitutional Convention. As expected he promptly forgot about the women.
Daniel Adams
John Adams was the United States' Ambassador to England during the Constitutional Convention
John Adams was the United States' Ambassador to England during the Constitutional Convention
The main fight at the constitutional convention was that Jefferson wanted independence and Adams said no you cannot because its unconstitutional!
Rhode Island, because they opposed a stronger central government and chose not to attend the Constitutional Convention. Also Patrick Henry.
Tomas Jefferson and John Adams
John Locke, Sam Adams
John Adams
samuel adams
Patrick Henry
Well, at the Constitutional Convention...he wasn't there. He was actually abroad as a diplomat. However, he was in the Continental Congress, and there (and if he'd been at the Convention) he represented Massachusetts.