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    James Monroe

    President of the United States from 1817 to 1825

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  1. millercenter.org › president › monroeJames Monroe: Family Life | Miller Center

    James Monroe: Family Life. By Daniel Preston. While a delegate to the Continental Congress in New York, James Monroe met Elizabeth Kortright in 1785. They were married the following year and eventually had three children—Eliza Kortright Monroe, James Spence Monroe (who died in infancy), and Maria Hester Monroe. Despite Monroe’s many trips ...

  2. www.history.com › topics › us-presidentsJames Monroe - Presidency, Facts & Political Party - HISTORY

    • Early Years. James Monroe was born on April 28, 1758, in Westmoreland County, Virginia, to Spence Monroe (1727-74), a farmer and carpenter, and Elizabeth Jones Monroe (1730-74).
    • The Virginia Politician. Following his military service, Monroe embarked on a career in politics. In 1782, he became a delegate in the Virginia Assembly and the following year was chosen as a Virginia representative to the Congress of the Confederation, America’s governing body from 1781 to 1789.
    • A Leader at Home and Abroad. In 1794, President George Washington (1732-99) appointed Monroe as minister to France, in an effort to help improve relations with that nation.
    • The 'Era of Good Feelings' In 1816, Monroe ran for president again, as a Democratic-Republican, and this time handily defeated Federalist candidate Rufus King (1755-1827).

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_MonroeJames Monroe - Wikipedia

    Battle of Monmouth. James Monroe ( / mənˈroʊ / mən-ROH; April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat, and Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825, a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. He was the last Founding Father to serve as president as well as the ...

  5. thehistoryjunkie.com › president-james-monroesPresident James Monroe's Family Tree and Descendants

    Feb 17, 2023 · This establishes that President James Monroe came from a well-established Virginia family that had been residing in the colony for 4 generations prior to his birth. His mother was also from a well-respected family, and she and his father had 5 children. Monroe married Elizabeth Kortright. The Kortright family had Dutch ties to New York and New ...

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Elizabeth_MonroeElizabeth Monroe - Wikipedia

    Elizabeth Monroe (née Kortright; June 30, 1768 – September 23, 1830) was the first lady of the United States from 1817 to 1825, as the wife of James Monroe, fifth president of the United States. Due to the fragile condition of Monroe's health, many of her duties as the official White House hostess were assumed by her eldest daughter, Eliza ...

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  8. www.whitehouse.gov › elizabeth-kortright-monroeElizabeth Kortright Monroe | The White House

    Elizabeth Kortright Monroe served as First Lady of the United States from 1817 to 1825 as the wife of the fifth President, James Monroe. Romance glints from the little that is known about ...

  9. www.britannica.com › biography › James-MonroeJames Monroe | Biography, Presidency, & Facts | Britannica

    Apr 24, 2024 · James Monroe (born April 28, 1758, Westmoreland county, Virginia [U.S.]—died July 4, 1831, New York, New York, U.S.) was the fifth president of the United States (1817–25), who issued an important contribution to U.S. foreign policy in the Monroe Doctrine, a warning to European nations against intervening in the Western Hemisphere.

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