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| | + | |name=James Monroe |
| | |image=James monroe.jpg | | |image=James monroe.jpg |
| − | |seq=5
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| − | |term_start=March 4, 1817
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| − | |term_end=March 4, 1825<ref>http://www.trivia-library.com/a/5th-us-president-james-monroe.htm</ref>
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| | |party=Democratic-Republican | | |party=Democratic-Republican |
| − | |vp=Daniel D. Tompkins
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| − | |previous=James Madison
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| − | |next=John Quincy Adams
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| − | |birth_date=April 28, 1758
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| − | |birth_place=Westmoreland County, Virginia
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| − | |death_date=July 4, 1831
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| − | |death_place=New York, New York
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| | |spouse=Elizabeth Kortright Monroe | | |spouse=Elizabeth Kortright Monroe |
| − | |religion=nominal [[Episcopalian]] | + | |religion=[[Episcopalianism]] |
| | + | |offices= |
| | + | {{Officeholder/president |
| | + | |country=the United States |
| | + | |number=5th |
| | + | |terms=March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1825<ref>http://www.trivia-library.com/a/5th-us-president-james-monroe.htm</ref> |
| | + | |vp=[[Daniel D. Tompkins]] |
| | + | |preceded=[[James Madison]] |
| | + | |former=y |
| | + | |succeeded=[[John Quincy Adams]] |
| | + | }} |
| | + | {{Officeholder/secretary (cabinet) |
| | + | |of=War |
| | + | |state=United States |
| | + | |number=8th |
| | + | |deputy=n |
| | + | |governor= |
| | + | |president=[[James Madison]] |
| | + | |terms=September 27, 1814 – March 2, 1815 |
| | + | |preceded=[[John Armstrong]] |
| | + | |former=y |
| | + | |succeeded=[[William Crawford]] |
| | + | }} |
| | + | {{Officeholder/secretary (cabinet) |
| | + | |of=State |
| | + | |state=United States |
| | + | |number=7th |
| | + | |deputy=n |
| | + | |governor= |
| | + | |president=[[Robert Smith]] |
| | + | |terms=April 2, 1811 – March 4, 1817 |
| | + | |preceded=[[John Quincy Adams]] |
| | + | |former=y |
| | + | |succeeded=[[Robert Smith]] |
| | + | }} |
| | + | {{Officeholder/governor |
| | + | |number=12th and 16th |
| | + | |state=Virginia |
| | + | |terms=December 28, 1799 – December 1, 1802<br/>January 16, 1811 – April 2, 1811 |
| | + | |preceded=[[James Wood]]<br/>[[George William Smith]] |
| | + | |former=y |
| | + | |succeeded=[[John Page]]<br/>[[George William Smith]] |
| | + | }} |
| | + | {{Officeholder/ambassador |
| | + | |for=United States |
| | + | |to=the United Kingdom |
| | + | |president=[[Thomas Jefferson]] |
| | + | |terms=April 18, 1803 – February 26, 1808 |
| | + | |preceded=[[Rufus King]] |
| | + | |former=y |
| | + | |succeeded=[[William Pinkney]] |
| | + | }} |
| | + | {{Officeholder/ambassador |
| | + | |for=United States |
| | + | |to=France |
| | + | |president=[[George Washington]] |
| | + | |terms=May 28, 1794 – September 9, 1796 |
| | + | |preceded=[[Gouverneur Morris]] |
| | + | |former=y |
| | + | |succeeded=[[Charles Pinckney]] |
| | + | }} |
| | + | {{Officeholder/senator |
| | + | |state=Virginia |
| | + | |terms=November 9, 1790 – March 29, 1794 |
| | + | |preceded=[[John Walker]] |
| | + | |former=y |
| | + | |succeeded=[[Stevens Mason]] |
| | + | }} |
| | }} | | }} |
| | '''James Monroe''' (1758-1831) was the 5th [[President of the United States of America]] (1817-1825), best known for sponsoring the Monroe Doctrine, and for presiding over a a period of peace and (mostly) prosperity and a lessening of partisan tensions known as the "[[Era of Good Feelings]]." He was the last of the Virginia Dynasty that controlled the presidency for 32 of the 36 years from 1789 to 1825. He held many political and diplomatic offices, and was a loyal lieutenant to the [[Democratic-Republican]] presidents [[Thomas Jefferson]] and [[James Madison]]. | | '''James Monroe''' (1758-1831) was the 5th [[President of the United States of America]] (1817-1825), best known for sponsoring the Monroe Doctrine, and for presiding over a a period of peace and (mostly) prosperity and a lessening of partisan tensions known as the "[[Era of Good Feelings]]." He was the last of the Virginia Dynasty that controlled the presidency for 32 of the 36 years from 1789 to 1825. He held many political and diplomatic offices, and was a loyal lieutenant to the [[Democratic-Republican]] presidents [[Thomas Jefferson]] and [[James Madison]]. |