4.+James+Madison

=James Madison=



Early Life
James Madison was born on 1751 and raised in Orange County, Virginia. He was the oldest of 12 children. He attended Princeton and was a student of history and government. Madison helped in framing the Virginia Constitution in 1776, served in the Continental Congress, and was a leader in the Virginia Assembly. Jobs
 * President: March 4, 1809- March 4, 1817
 * 5th U.S. Secretary of State: May 2, 1801- March 3, 1809
 * U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 15th District: March 4 1789- March 3, 1793




James was referred to "The Father of the Constitution" because he made a great contribution of writing the Constitution. On June 1, 1812, James asked Congress to declare war with Britain. The U.S. was not prepared to fight and took a severe beating. Later, the British entered Washington and set fire to the Capitol. Madison was also the Secretary of State in 1801-1809. He was always involved with any major issue. He was a great president because no other president had a larger role in shaping the American Constitutional theory and in framing the representative government.