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The oldest of twelve children, James Madison was born on March 16, to James and Nelly Madison. James Sr. was a slave owner and planter. In the early s, he constructed a new home in Orange County, Virginia, and the family moved into the plantation estate, Montpelier.

Although James Madison was often ill as a child, he was also naturally inquisitive and studious. He pursued an education at the College of New Jersey, later known as Princeton University, and graduated in Madison returned to Virginia and was elected to the Virginia legislature in , where he befriended Thomas Jefferson. When Jefferson was elected Governor of Virginia in , Madison worked closely with him on the Governor’s Council. In , Madison was called upon to represent Virginia in the Continental Congress, making him the youngest delegate at twenty-nine years old. In , Madison returned to the Virginia state legislature, where he worked to pass the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom in , a document originally penne

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James Madison, Founding Father, architect of the Constitution, and fourth President of the United States, was born on March 16, at his mother’s home in Port Conway, Virginia, on the Rappahannock River nära Fredericksburg. His parents—Nelly Conway Madison and James Madison, Sr.—couldn’t have known that their eldest child would have a major role in shaping the collection of British colonies they currently inhabited into a nation that would ultimately become a global superpower.

The Madisons lived in a relatively small plantation house called Mount Pleasant in Orange County, Virginia during James Madison, Jr.’s ung childhood. In the early s, the plantation’s enslaved labor force constructed a brick Georgian structure a half-mile away, and the Madisons moved into this house, later renaming the estate &#;Montpelier.&#;

A naturally curious and studious child, James Madison likely began his education at home beneath his mother. He was the oldest of 12 children, although only sju would

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James Madison

Founding Father, 4th U.S. president ( to )

For other uses, see James Madison (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with James Maddison.

James Madison
Portrait,
In office March 4, &#;– March 4,
Vice President
Preceded by	Thomas Jefferson
Succeeded by	James Monroe
In office May 2, &#;– March 3, ^[3]
President	Thomas Jefferson
Preceded by	John Marshall
Succeeded by	Robert Smith
In office March 4, &#;– March 4,
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	John Dawson
Constituency
In office November 6, &#;– October 30,
In office March 1, &#;– November 1,
Born	James Madison Jr. ()March 16, Port Conway, Virginia, British America
Died	June 28, () (aged&#;85) Montpelier, Orange County, Virginia, U.S.
Resting place	Montpelier, Orange County, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic–Republican
Other political affiliations	Federalist (until