James Monroe
| James Monroe | |
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| 5th President of the United States | |
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In office March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1825 |
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| Vice President | Daniel D. Tompkins |
| Preceded by | James Madison |
| Succeeded by | John Quincy Adams |
| 8th United States Secretary of War | |
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In office September 27, 1814 – March 2, 1815 |
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| President | James Madison |
| Preceded by | John Armstrong Jr. |
| Succeeded by | William H. Crawford |
| 7th United States Secretary of State | |
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In office April 6, 1811 – March 4, 1817 |
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| President | James Madison |
| Preceded by | Robert Smith |
| Succeeded by | John Quincy Adams |
| 12th and 16th Governor of Virginia | |
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In office January 16, 1811 – April 2, 1811 |
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| Preceded by | George W. Smith (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | George W. Smith |
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In office December 28, 1799 – December 1, 1802 |
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| Preceded by | James Wood |
| Succeeded by | John Page |
| United States Minister to the United Kingdom | |
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In office August 17, 1803 – October 7, 1807 |
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| President | Thomas Jefferson |
| Preceded by | Rufus King |
| Succeeded by | William Pinkney |
| United States Minister to France | |
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In office August 15, 1794 – December 9, 1796 |
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| President | George Washington |
| Preceded by | Gouverneur Morris |
| Succeeded by | Charles Cotesworth Pinckney |
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United States Senator from Virginia |
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In office November 9, 1790 – May 27, 1794 |
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| Preceded by | John Walker |
| Succeeded by | Stevens Thomson Mason |
| Delegate to the Congress of the Confederation from Virginia |
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In office November 3, 1783 – November 7, 1786 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Henry Lee III |
| Personal details | |
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April 28, 1758 Monroe Hall, Virginia, British America |
| Died | July 4, 1831 (aged 73) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hollywood Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Kortright (m. 1786; d. 1830) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | College of William & Mary |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 Continental Army Virginia Militia
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| Years of service | 1775–1777 (Army) 1777–1780 (Militia) |
| Rank |
 Major (Army) Colonel (Militia)
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| Battles/wars |
American Revolutionary War • Battle of Trenton |
| The Monroe Cabinet | ||
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| Office | Name | Term |
| President | James Monroe | 1817–1825 |
| Vice President | Daniel D. Tompkins | 1817–1825 |
| Secretary of State | John Quincy Adams | 1817–1825 |
| Secretary of Treasury | William H. Crawford | 1817–1825 |
| Secretary of War | John C. Calhoun | 1817–1825 |
| Attorney General | Richard Rush | 1817 |
| William Wirt | 1817–1825 | |
| Secretary of the Navy | Benjamin Crowninshield | 1817–1818 |
| Smith Thompson | 1819–1823 | |
| Samuel L. Southard | 1823–1825 | |
James Monroe (/mənˈroʊ/; April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was an American statesman who served as the fifth President of the United States from 1817 to 1825. Monroe was the last president who was a Founding Father of the United States and the last president from the Virginian dynasty and the Republican Generation. Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, Monroe was of the planter class and fought in the American Revolutionary War. He was wounded in the Battle of Trenton with a musket ball to his shoulder. After studying law under Thomas Jefferson from 1780 to 1783, he served as a delegate in the Continental Congress. As an anti-federalist delegate to the Virginia convention that considered ratification of the United States Constitution, Monroe opposed ratification, claiming it gave too much power to the central government. He took an active part in the new government, and in 1790 he was elected to the Senate of the first United States Congress, where he joined the Democratic-Republicans. He gained experience as an executive as the Governor of Virginia and rose to national prominence as a diplomat in France, when he helped negotiate the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. During the War of 1812, Monroe held the critical roles of Secretary of State and the Secretary of War under President James Madison.
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