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{{Infobox_officeholder | name=James Madison
| nationality=American
| image=James Madison.jpg
| order=4th [[President of the United States]]
| term_start=March 4, 1809
| term_end=March 3, 1817<!--Prior to the passage of the 20th Amendment, presidential terms ended at 23:59:59 on March 3. -->
| predecessor=[[Thomas Jefferson]]
| successor=[[James Monroe]]
| birth_date={{birth date|1751|3|16}}
| birth_place=[[Port Conway]], [[Virginia]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| death_date={{death date and age|1836|6|28|1751|3|16}}
| death_place=[[Montpelier, Virginia|Montpelier]], Virginia, U.S.
| spouse=[[Dolley Madison|Dolley Todd Madison]]
| height={{height|ft=5|in=4}}
| party=[[United States Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
| vicepresident=[[George Clinton (politician)|George Clinton]]; [[Elbridge Gerry]]
| religion= [[Deism]]
| signature=James Madison sig.svg
}}
'''James Madison''' (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was the fourth [[President of the United States]]. He was also the most important author of the [[United States Constitution]]. Madison was the shortest President, with a height of {{convert|5|ft| 4|in|abbr=off|sp=us}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/people/james-madison.htm|title=James Madison|publisher=NPS.org|accessdate=November 4, 2013}}</ref>
== Family ==
Madison was the oldest of twelve children. His father and mother were James Madison Sr. and Nellie Conway.
Madison married Dolley Todd (née Payne) on April 18, 1794.
== Political life ==
Madison started his career in the [[Virginia]] state legislature. Madison learned many things from [[Thomas Jefferson]]. Madison wanted a strong [[federal government of the United States]]. He was a member of the meeting that formed the current [[United States Constitution]]. Madison is called the "Father of the Constitution" because he helped write a large part of it. Madison helped to get people to approve the Constitution.
Madison was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]]. Madison helped write the first laws for the United States. Madison also was the main writer of the [[Bill of Rights]], the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
Madison and Jefferson were good friends and helped create the [[Democratic-Republican Party]] who wanted a weak federal government.
Madison was selected by Jefferson to be his [[Secretary of State]].
== Presidency ==
Madison was selected by his political party to be the Democratic-Republican candidate for president in 1808. He won that election and the next election in 1812.
The [[War of 1812]] started while Madison was president. Madison still hoped for peace, but Congress wanted war so he gave in and approved a declaration of war against Britain on June 18, 1812. The war caused Madison to want a stronger government than he had before.
While he originally was against a national bank, Madison realized that it was necessary and it was impossible to fund a war without it. When the government's national bank expired, Madison renewed it.
Best known during the [[War of 1812]], James Madison's wife - Dolly Madison - saved a potrait of [[George Washington]].
== Later life ==
Madison retired to Virginia after his second term. Madison died on June 28, 1836.
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== Other websites ==
* [http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jm4.html Madison's White House biography]
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| nationality=American
| image=James Madison.jpg
| order=4th [[President of the United States]]
| term_start=March 4, 1809
| term_end=March 3, 1817<!--Prior to the passage of the 20th Amendment, presidential terms ended at 23:59:59 on March 3. -->
| predecessor=[[Thomas Jefferson]]
| successor=[[James Monroe]]
| birth_date={{birth date|1751|3|16}}
| birth_place=[[Port Conway]], [[Virginia]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| death_date={{death date and age|1836|6|28|1751|3|16}}
| death_place=[[Montpelier, Virginia|Montpelier]], Virginia, U.S.
| spouse=[[Dolley Madison|Dolley Todd Madison]]
| height={{height|ft=5|in=4}}
| party=[[United States Democratic-Republican Party|Democratic-Republican]]
| vicepresident=[[George Clinton (politician)|George Clinton]]; [[Elbridge Gerry]]
| religion= [[Deism]]
| signature=James Madison sig.svg
}}
'''James Madison''' (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was the fourth [[President of the United States]]. He was also the most important author of the [[United States Constitution]]. Madison was the shortest President, with a height of {{convert|5|ft| 4|in|abbr=off|sp=us}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/people/james-madison.htm|title=James Madison|publisher=NPS.org|accessdate=November 4, 2013}}</ref>
== Family ==
Madison was the oldest of twelve children. His father and mother were James Madison Sr. and Nellie Conway.
Madison married Dolley Todd (née Payne) on April 18, 1794.
== Political life ==
Madison started his career in the [[Virginia]] state legislature. Madison learned many things from [[Thomas Jefferson]]. Madison wanted a strong [[federal government of the United States]]. He was a member of the meeting that formed the current [[United States Constitution]]. Madison is called the "Father of the Constitution" because he helped write a large part of it. Madison helped to get people to approve the Constitution.
Madison was elected to the [[United States House of Representatives]]. Madison helped write the first laws for the United States. Madison also was the main writer of the [[Bill of Rights]], the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
Madison and Jefferson were good friends and helped create the [[Democratic-Republican Party]] who wanted a weak federal government.
Madison was selected by Jefferson to be his [[Secretary of State]].
== Presidency ==
Madison was selected by his political party to be the Democratic-Republican candidate for president in 1808. He won that election and the next election in 1812.
The [[War of 1812]] started while Madison was president. Madison still hoped for peace, but Congress wanted war so he gave in and approved a declaration of war against Britain on June 18, 1812. The war caused Madison to want a stronger government than he had before.
While he originally was against a national bank, Madison realized that it was necessary and it was impossible to fund a war without it. When the government's national bank expired, Madison renewed it.
Best known during the [[War of 1812]], James Madison's wife - Dolly Madison - saved a potrait of [[George Washington]].
== Later life ==
Madison retired to Virginia after his second term. Madison died on June 28, 1836.
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== Other websites ==
* [http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/jm4.html Madison's White House biography]
{{USPresidents}}
{{Jefferson cabinet}}
{{Madison cabinet}}
{{USSecState}}
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[[Category:1751 births]]
[[Category:1836 deaths]]
[[Category:Deaths from heart failure]]
[[Category:American deists]]
[[Category:James Madison| ]]
[[Category:Presidents of the United States]]
[[Category:United States Secretaries of State]]
[[Category:United States representatives]]
[[Category:Founding Fathers of the United States]]
[[Category:Democratic Republican party (US) politicians]]
[[Category:Politicians from Virginia]]
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