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Life and times of James Madison

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James Madison (1751 - 1836)

James Madison

4th President of the United States (1809-1817)

"Father of the Constitution"

James Madison

Biography

  • Born: March 16, 1751, Port Conway, Virginia               

  • Nickname: "Father of the Constitution"

  • Education: College of New Jersey (now Princeton University, graduated 1771)

  • Religion: Episcopalian

  • Marriage: September 15, 1794, to Dolley Payne Todd (1768-1849)

  • Children: None

  • Career: Lawyer

  • Political Party: Democratic-Republican

  • Died: June 28, 1836, Montpelier, Orange County, Virginia

  • Buried: Montpelier, Virginia (family plot)