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  1. James Madison (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817.

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    James Madison Jr. was the eldest son of Col. James Madison Sr.and Nellie Conway Madison. Madison married Dolley Todd (née Payne) on April 18, 1794.

    Madison started his career in the Virginia state legislature. Madison learned many things from Thomas Jefferson. Madison wanted a stronger federal government of the United States than the Articles of Confederation provided. He was a member of the meeting that formed the current United States Constitution. Madison is called the "Father of the Consti...

    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....

  2. James Madison (March 16, 1751 [b] – June 28, 1836) was an American statesman, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the 4th president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. He is hailed as the "Father of the Constitution" for his pivotal role in drafting and promoting the Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights.

  3. May 14, 2018 · His presidency was dominated by the War of 1812 (1812–14) with Great Britain, the first U.S. foreign war to protect its newly created governmental system. Madison was born in 1751 on a Virginia plantation at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains, his official home for his entire life.

  4. This bibliography of James Madison is a list of published works about James Madison, the 4th president of the United States .

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  6. Federalist No. 10 is an essay written by James Madison as the tenth of The Federalist Papers, a series of essays initiated by Alexander Hamilton arguing for the ratification of the United States Constitution. It was first published in The Daily Advertiser (New York) on November 22, 1787, under the name "Publius".

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