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James Madison Facts | AT A GLANCE
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Date of Birth
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March 16, 1751 |
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Place of Birth
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Port Conway, King George Co., VA
(directly across the Rappahannock River from Port Royal) |
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Parents
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James Madison, Sr. and Nelly Conway Madison |
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Wife
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Dolley Payne Todd |
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Marriage Date
and Place
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September 15, 1794
Harewood, Charles Town, Virginia (now West Virginia) |
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College
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College of New Jersey (now Princeton) |
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Presidential Term Dates
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March 1809 - March 1817 |
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Occupation
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Planter and Politician |
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Children
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none |
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Death Date
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June 28, 1836 |
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Place of Death
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Montpelier, Orange Co., Virginia |
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Place of Burial
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Madison Family Cemetery, Montpelier, Orange Co.,
Virginia |
"The advice nearest to my heart and deepest in my convictions, is that the Union of the States be cherished and perpetuated. Let the open enemy to it be regarded as a Pandora with her box opened, and the disguised one as the serpent creeping with deadly wiles into Paradise."
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