James Madison

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James Madison (1751-1836) was a founding father of the United States and the fourth American president, serving in office from 1809 to 1817.

An advocate for a strong federal government, the Virginia-born Madison composed the first drafts of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights and earned the nickname “Father of the Constitution.”

In 1792, Madison and Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) founded the Democratic-Republican Party, which has been called America’s first opposition political party. When Jefferson became the third U.S. president, Madison served as his secretary of state. In this role, he oversaw the Louisiana Purchase from the French in 1803.

James Madison was born on March 16, 1751, in Port Conway, Virginia, to James Madison Sr. and Nellie Conway Madison on his maternal grandparents' plantation. The oldest of 12 children, Madison was raised on the family plantation, Montpelier, in Orange County, Virginia.

Madison died at Montpelier in 1836, outliving both Jefferson and Monroe.


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