Presidents of the United States of America
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4 - James Madison
Personal Statistics:
Birth Date: March 16, 1751
Birthplace: Home of his maternal grandparents, Port Conway, King George County, Virginia
Father: James Madison, Sr. (1723-1801)
Mother: Eleanor Rose Conway (1731-1829)
Height at Prime: About 5 feet 4 inches; weighed about 100 pounds
Physical Description: Slight build, blue eyes, brown hair, tawny complexion
Religion: Episcopalian
Wife: Dolley Payne Todd (May 29, 1768 – July 12, 1849)
Marriage Date: September 15, 1794
Marriage Place: Harewood (estate of bride’s sister), Jefferson County, West Virginia
Children: No natural children
Death Date: June 28, 1836
Place of Death: Montpelier estate, Montpelier Station, Virginia
Cause of Death: Heart failure with debility
Final Words: “Nothing more than a change of mind, my dear.â€
Burial Place: Montpelier family plot, Montpelier estate, Montpelier Station, Virginia
Professional Statistics:
Delegate to Virginia Convention (1776)
Member of Virginia House of Delegates (1776-1777)
Member of Council of State (1778-1779)
Member of Continental Congress (1780-1783)
Member of Virginia House of Delegates (1784-1786)
Delegate to Annapolis Convention (1786)
Father of the U.S. Constitution (1787)
U.S. Representative from Virginia (1789-1797)
Drafted the Virginia Resolutions (1798)
Member of Virginia House of Delegates (1799-1800)
Secretary of State (1801-1809)
4th President of the United States (1809-1817)
His Vice Presidents:
-- George Clinton (1809-1812)
-- Elbridge Gerry (1813-1814)
Events During Presidency:
Non-Intercourse Act (1809-1810)
Macon’s Bill No. 2 (1810)
Louisiana admitted to the Union (1812)
War of 1812 (1812-1814)
Hartford Convention (1814-1815)
Indiana admitted to the Union (1816)
Second Bank of the United States (1816-1836)
Vetoed Bill for Internal Improvements on highways and canals (1817)
