James Madison
Nickname Father of the Constitution
Born Mar. 16, 1751, Port Conway, Virginia
Died Jun. 28, 1836, Montpelier, Virginia
Buried Montpelier, Virginia
Father James Madison, Sr. (1723-1801)
Mother Eleanor "Nelly" Conway Madison (1731-1829)
Married September 15, 1794
Dolly Payne Todd (1768-1849)
ChildrenNone
ReligionEpiscopalian
EducationGraduated from College of New Jersey (now Princeton) 1771
OccupationLawyer
Political PartyDemocratic-Republican

Military Service and Rank:
• Colonel (Militia) during American Revolution.

Other Government Positions:
• Member of Virginia Consitutional Convention, 1776
• Member of Continental Congress, 1780-83
• Member of Virginia Legislature, 1784-86
• Member of Constitutional Convention, 1787
• Member of U.S. House of Representatives, 1789-97
• Secretary of State, 1801-1809 (under Jefferson)

Summary:
James Madison, 4th U.S. President, was born in Port Conway, Virginia, and married Dolly Payne Todd (Dolly Madison). He was a member of Continental Congress and the U.S. House of Representatives. He was secretary of the Constitutional Convention, Secretary of State under Thomas Jefferson and is considered one of the Founding Fathers. He participated with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay to write the Federalist Papers.