James Madison

Also known as James Madison, Jr., James Madison Jr., President Madison, President James Madison

President of the United States from 1809 to 1817 (1751–1836)

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James Madison, Jr. was an American politician, writer, diplomat, and philosopher. He served as the fourth President of the United States and previously held the positions of Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, United States Secretary of State, and President-elect of the United States. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, he was educated at Princeton University and worked in Washington, D.C.

Born in Port Conway in 1751, Madison died at Montpelier in 1836, where he is also buried. He was married to Dolley Madison and had no children. His notable works include *Der Föderalist*, *The case of Marbury v. Madison*, and *An address delivered before the Agricultural Society of Albemarle*. He was a member of the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Antiquarian Society.

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Born: 16 March 1751
Died: 28 June 1836
Works: 443

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Der Föderalist
An address delivered before the Agricultural Society of Albemarle, on Tuesday, May 12, 1818
The case of Marbury v. Madison, 1 Cranch, 137
Letter from the Secretary of State to Mr. Monroe on the subject of the attack on the Chesapeake. The correspondence of Mr. Monroe with the British government. And also, Mr. Madison's correspondence with Mr. Rose on the same subject
Letters from the Secretary of State to Messrs. Monroe and Pinkney, on subjects committed to their joint negotiations

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: James
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Port Conway
Place of death: Montpelier
Spouse: Dolley Madison
Father: James Madison, Sr.
Occupation: statesperson
Educated at: Princeton University
Political party: Democratic-Republican Party
Languages spoken: Greek
Native language: English language
Religion: deism
Award: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Notable work: Federalist Papers
Eye colour: blue
Image: James Madison.jpg
Height: 163
Number of children: 0
Work location: Washington, D.C.

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Commons category: James Madison
date of birth: 1751-03-16
date of death: 1836-06-28
topic's main category: Category:James Madison
member of: American Antiquarian Society
place of burial: Montpelier
birth name: James Madison, Jr.
Commons gallery: James Madison
Commons Creator page: James Madison
name in native language: James Madison
manner of death: natural causes
cause of death: heart failure
writing language: English language
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different from: James Maddison
candidacy in election: 1812 United States presidential election
IPA transcription: ˌdʒeɪmz ˈmædɪsn
medical condition: epilepsy
influenced by: John Witherspoon
archives at: New York Public Library Main Branch
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject International relations

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Encyclopedic overview

James Madison (March 16, 1751 [O.S. March 5, 1750] – June 28, 1836) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. Madison was popularly acclaimed as the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights.

Madison was born into a prominent slave-owning planter family in Virginia. In 1774, strongly opposed to British taxation, Madison joined with the Patriots. He was a member of both the Virginia House of Delegates and the Continental Congress during and after the American Revolutionary War. Dissatisfied with the weak national government established by the Articles of Confederation, he helped organize the Constitutional Convention, which produced a new constitution designed to strengthen republican government against democratic assembly. Madison's Virginia Plan was the basis for the convention's deliberations. He became one of the leaders in the movement to ratify the Constitution and joined Alexander Hamilton and John Jay in writing The Federalist Papers, a series of pro-ratification essays that remain prominent among works of political science in American history.

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