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'''Dolley Madison''' or '''Dolly Madison''' (born '''Dolley Payne''') lived from 1768 - 1849.  She was the wife of [[President]] [[James Madison]] from 1794 until his death, and served as First Lady of the United States from 1809 to 1817. She came from a [[Religious Society of Friends|Quaker]] family upbringing and was the widow of John Todd.  She is famous for having saved a portrait of [[George Washington]] from the [[White House]] before it was burned by the [[British]] army during the [[War of 1812]] and was known as a lavish and charming hostess when her husband was [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] (1801-1809) and President (1809-1817).

'''Dolley Madison''' or '''Dolly Madison''' (born '''Dolley Payne''') lived from 1768 - 1849.  She was the wife of [[President]] [[James Madison]] from 1794 until his death, and served as [[First Lady]] of the [[United States]] from 1809 to 1817. She came from a [[Religious Society of Friends|Quaker]] background and was the widow of John Todd.  She is famous for having saved a portrait of [[George Washington]] from the [[White House]] before it was burned by the [[British]] army during the [[War of 1812]] and was known as a lavish and charming hostess when her husband was [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] (1801-1809) and President (1809-1817).

She cut as attractive and vivacious a figure as James madison did a sickly and anti-social one. Dolley is largely credited with inventing the role of First Lady as political ally and adviser to the president. They had no children.

She cut as attractive and vivacious a figure as James Madison did a sickly and anti-social one. Dolley is largely credited with inventing the role of First Lady as political ally and adviser to the president. They had no children.

==Further reading==

==Further reading==

* Allgor, Catherine. ''A perfect union: Dolly Madison and the creation of the American nation'' (2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Union-Madison-Creation-American/dp/0805073272/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255461447&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]

* Allgor, Catherine. ''A perfect union: Dolly Madison and the creation of the American nation'' (2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Union-Madison-Creation-American/dp/0805073272/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255461447&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]

===Primary sources===

===Primary sources===

* Madison, Dolly. '' Memoirs and Letters of Dolly Madison: Wife of James Madison...'' (1887) [http://books.google.com/books?id=6RYOAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_navlinks_s#v=onepage&q=&f=false full text online]

* Madison, Dolly. ''Memoirs and Letters of Dolly Madison: Wife of James Madison...'' (1887) [http://books.google.com/books?id=6RYOAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_navlinks_s#v=onepage&q=&f=false full text online]

   

   

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