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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Madison, James 1751- (search)
Madison, James 1751- Fourth President of the United States, from March 4, 1809, to March 4, 1817; Republican; born in Port Conway, Va., March 16, 1751; graduated at the College of New Jersey in 1771, studied law, and in 1776 was elected to a seat in the Virginia Assembly. He became a member of the executive council in 1778, and was sent to Congress in 1779. In that body he continually opposed the issue of paper money by the States. He was active until the peace in 1783, when he retired to private life, but was drawn out Montpelier, the home of Madison. again as a delegate to the convention that framed the national Constitution. In that body he took a prominent part in the debates, and wrote some of the papers in The Federalist, which advocated the adoption of that instrument. He was also in the Virginia Convention in 1788 that ratified the Constitution. A member of Congress from 1789 to 1797, Madison did much in the establishment of the nation on a firm foundation. Uniti
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
...April 25, 1808 Second session convenes......Nov. 7, 1808 Sixth Presidential election......Nov. 8, 1808 Territory of Illinois established......Feb. 3, 1809 Electoral vote counted in the House......Feb. 8, 1809 Embargo act repealed......March 1, 1809 Non-intercourse act forbids commercial intercourse with Great Britain, France, and their dependencies after May 20......March 1, 1809 Tenth Congress adjourns......March 3, 1809 sixth administration—Democraticrepublican, March 4, 1809, to March 3, 1813. James Madison, Virginia, President. George Clinton, New York, Vice-President. President proclaims that both England and France have revoked their edicts as to neutrals, and terminates the Non-intercourse act......April 19, 1809 Eleventh Congress, first session (extra), convenes......May 22, 1809 Francisco Miranda, a native of South America, aiming to overthrow the Spanish power in Caracas, South America, engages a vessel, the Leander, and with about 250