James Monroe
BIRTH
Apr 28, 1758
Westmoreland County, Virginia
DEATH
July 4, 1831
New York City, New York
President of the United States
1817-1825
FAMILY
FATHER:
Spence Monroe
(1727-1774)
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Monroe, James
(1758-1831)
James Monroe 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.
BIRTHPLACE:
MARKER
Birthplace of James Monroe Marker
4460 James Monroe Hwy, Colonial Beach, VA, 22443, USA
HOMES:
MUSEUM
James Monroe's Highland
2050 James Monroe Pkwy, Charlottesville, VA 22902
GRAVE:
GRAVE
Hollywood Cemetery
Freeman Road, Richmond, Virginia, 23284, USA
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WIFE
Elizabeth Kortright Monroe
(1768-1830)
James Spence Monroe
(1799-1800)
Maria Hester Monroe Gouverneur
(1802-1850)
Eliza Kortright Monroe Hay
(?-1840)
Places | Image | Address | GPS | Site |
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Valley Forge National Historic Park | 1400 N Outer Line Dr, King of Prussia, PA 19406 | MUSEUM | ||
George Washington's Mount Vernon | 3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Hwy, Mt Vernon, VA 22121 | MUSEUM | ||
Colonial Williamsburg | 101 Visitor Center Dr, Williamsburg, VA 23185 | MUSEUM | ||
Thomas Jefferson's Monticello | 1050 Monticello Loop, Charlottesville, VA 22902 | MUSEUM | ||
James Madison's Montpilier | 11350 Constitution Hwy, Montpelier Station, VA 22957 | MUSEUM | ||
Washington's Crossing State Park | 355 Washington Crossing Pennington Rd, Titusville, NJ 08560 | MUSEUM | ||
Charlton's Coffeehouse | 429 E Duke of Gloucester St, Williamsburg, VA 23185 | MUSEUM | ||
James Monroe's Highland | 2050 James Monroe Pkwy, Charlottesville, VA 22902 | MUSEUM | ||
Raleigh Tavern | E Duke of Gloucester St, Williamsburg, VA 23185 | MUSEUM | ||
William & Mary Wren Building | Wren Bldg, 111 Jamestown Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185 | MUSEUM | ||
Sterling's Quarters - Valley Forge | 553 Yellow Springs Rd, Malvern, PA 19355 | MARKER | ||
Birthplace of James Monroe Marker | 4460 James Monroe Hwy, Colonial Beach, VA, 22443, USA | MARKER |
DIED:
New York City, New York
Jul 4, 1831
During the American Revolutionary War, he served in the Continental Army. Monroe studied law under Thomas Jefferson from 1780 to 1783 and subsequently served as a delegate to the Continental Congress as well as a delegate to the Virginia Ratifying Convention. He opposed the ratification of the United States Constitution. In 1790, Monroe won election to the Senate where he became a leader of the Democratic-Republican Party. He left the Senate in 1794 to serve as President George Washington's ambassador to France but was recalled by Washington in 1796. Monroe won the election as Governor of Virginiain 1799 and strongly supported Jefferson's candidacy in the 1800 presidential election.
During Monroe's tenure as president, the Federalist Party collapsed as a national political force and Monroe was re-elected, virtually unopposed, in 1820. As president, he signed the Missouri Compromise, which admitted Missouri as a slave state and banned slavery from territories north of the 36°30′ parallel. In foreign affairs, Monroe and Secretary of State John Quincy Adams favored a policy of conciliation with Britain and a policy of expansionism against the Spanish Empire. In the 1819 Adams–Onís Treaty with Spain, the United States secured Florida and established its western border with New Spain.