James Madison - Fourth President of the United States

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Birth: March 16, 1751

Death: June 28, 1836

Term of Office: March 4, 1809-March 3, 1817

Number of Terms Elected: 2 Terms

First Lady: Dolley Payne Todd

Nickname: "Father of the Constitution"

Major Events While in Office:

• Non-Intercourse Act (1809-1810)
• War of 1812 (1812)
• Star Spangled Banner written by Francis Scott Key (1814)
• Treaty of Ghent (1814)
• Battle of New Orleans (1814)
• Hartford Convention (1814-1815)
• Second Bank of the United States Chartered (1816)

States Entering Union While in Office:

• Louisiana (1812)
• Indiana (1816)

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