James Monroe [5th]
(March 4, 1817 to March 3, 1825)
Nicknames: "The Last Cocked Hat";
"Era-of-Good-Feeling President" Born: April 28, 1758, in Westmoreland County, Virginia Died: July 4, 1831, in New York, New York Buried: Richmond, VA Father: Spence Monroe Mother: Elizabeth Jones Monroe Married: Elizabeth "Eliza" Kortright (1768-1830), on February 16, 1786
Children:
Eliza Kortright Monroe (1786-1835);
James Spence Monroe (1799-1800);
Maria Hester Monroe (1803-50)
Religion: Episcopalian Education: Graduated from College of William and Mary (1776) Occupation: Lawyer Military: Lt. Colonel (Militia) during American revolution. Political Party: Democratic-Republican Other Government Positions:
Member of Continental Congress, 1783-86
United States Senator, 1790-94
Minister to France, 1794-96
Governor of Virginia, 1799-1802
Minister to France and England, 1803-07
Secretary of State, 1811-17 (under Madison)
Secretary of War, 1814-15 (under Madison)
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James Monroe [5th]