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James Madison was born on March 16, 1751, at Port Conway, Virginia; he died at Montpellier, in that State, on June 28, 1836. Mr. John Quincy Adams, recalling, perhaps, the death of his own father and of Jefferson on the same Fourth of July, and that of Monroe on a subsequent... Read Full Overview

Biography of James Madison (March 16, 1751 - June 28, 1836), an American politician and political philosopher who served as the fourth President of the United States (1809-1817), and who was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Considered to be the "Father of the... Read Full Overview