Born This Day ~ James Madison
James Madison, in full James Madison, Jr. (born March 16 [March 5, Old Style], 1751, Port Conway, Virginia [U.S.]
Died June 28, 1836, Montpelier, Virginia, [U.S.]
James Madison was the fourth president of the United States (1809–17) and one of the Founding Fathers of his country.
At the Constitutional Convention (1787), he influenced the planning and ratification of the U.S. Constitution and collaborated with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay in the publication of the Federalist papers.
As a member of the new House of Representatives, he sponsored the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, commonly called the Bill of Rights. He was secretary of state under President Thomas Jefferson when the Louisiana Territory was purchased from France.
The War of 1812 was fought during his presidency.
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