James Madison

James Madison was the fourth president of the United States, he was also one of its founding fathers. In his political career he worked for American independence and helped to establish the government of the new nation. He was secretary of state, and finally president.

James Madison was born in 1751 and was raised in Orange County, Virginia. He received most of his schooling at home, from his grandmother. When he was twelve he went to the school of Donald Robertson in King and Queen County. After a few years with Robertson, he studied with Reverend Thomas Martin for about one year. In 1769 he enrolled in the College of New Jersey, which is now Princeton University. Madison concentrated mostly on the study of history, government, and public law. In 1771 he received his degree and pursued some postgraduate studies. Uncertain about a career, he read about literature, theology, and law.

In 1774 Madison was elected a member of Orange County’s committee of safety, which carried out certain governmental functions as provided by the Continental Congress. In 1776 he was elected a delegate to the Virginia constitutional convention. Here he worked with Virginia legislator Thomas Jefferson in establishing religious freedom as par

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Madison then expressed his war message to Congress. His knowledge helped bring our young nation together as a whole. During his last years, Madison was confined to his home, where he died in 1836. When his fellow delegates from Virginia arrived, Madison was ready to outline his plan for the new government.

In December 1779 Madison was elected to the Continental Congress, where he took his seat the Virginia delegation.

In 1781 the war for independence came to an end, and the United States was assured independence. When the Virginia constitution went into effect in 1776 Madison became a member of the legislature.

Madison was one of the first delegates to arrive in Philadelphia for the Constitutional Convention. They also took the city of Washington DC, and burned the White House.

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