James Monroe

James Monroe; Fifth President of the United States
Born	April 28, 1758
Died	July 4, 1831
Term	1817-1825

James Monroe was the 5th president of the United States. He was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia on April 28, 1758. He served two terms as president from 1817-1825.

Monroe was one of the most conservative presidents in American history, and was nearly re-elected by unanimous consent (reportedly one elector withheld his vote out of deference to the unanimous consent given to President George Washington). Perhaps Monroe's most famous legacy is the Monroe Doctrine, which instructed European powers to stop colonizing the Americas. Monroe also presided over the Era of Good Feelings.

Monroe was Secretary of War under president James Madison during the war of 1812. He had served in the revolutionary war and, as an anti-Federalist, opposed ratification of the U.S. Constitution in the absence of a Bill of Rights. Monroe died on July 4, 1831 in New York City.