James Monroe

James Monroe
5th President of the United States
In office March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1825
Vice President	Daniel Tompkins
Preceded by	James Madison
Succeeded by	John Quincy Adams
8th United States Secretary of War
In office September 27, 1814 – March 2, 1815
President	James Madison
Preceded by	John Armstrong
Succeeded by	William Crawford
7th United States Secretary of State
In office April 2, 1811 – March 4, 1817
President	James Madison
Preceded by	Robert Smith
Succeeded by	John Quincy Adams
12 and 16th Governor of Virginia
In office January 16, 1811 – April 2, 1811
Preceded by	George Smith
Succeeded by	George Smith
In office December 19, 1799 – December 1, 1802
Preceded by	James Wood
Succeeded by	John Page
United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom
In office April 18, 1803 – February 26, 1808
Nominated by	Thomas Jefferson
Preceded by	Rufus King
Succeeded by	William Pinkney
United States Ambassador to France
In office May 28, 1794 – September 9, 1796
Nominated by	George Washington
Preceded by	Gouverneur Morris
Succeeded by	Charles Pinckney
United States Senator from Virginia
In office November 9, 1790 – March 29, 1794
Preceded by	John Walker
Succeeded by	Stevens Mason
Born	April 28, 1758(1758-04-28) Westmoreland County, Virginia Colony
Died	July 4, 1831(1831-07-04) (aged 73) New York City, New York, United States
Political party	Democratic-Republican Party
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Kortright
Alma mater	College of William and Mary
Profession	Lawyer Planter
Religion	Episcopal
Signature
Military service
Service/branch	Continental Army
Rank	Major
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War Template:*Battle of Trenton

Monroe as he appears in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.

James Monroe (28 April 1758–4 July 1831) was the fifth President of the United States (1817–1825). Monroe was the last president who was a Founding Father of the United States, and the last president from the Virginia dynasty and the Republican Generation. His presidency was marked both by an "Era of Good Feelings" – a period of relatively little partisan strife – and later by the Panic of 1819 and a fierce national debate over the admission of the Missouri Territory. Monroe is most noted for his proclamation of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823, which stated that the United States would not tolerate further European intervention in the Americas.

External links

• James Monroe at Wikipedia
• James Monroe at Wikibéral (French; see translation)