James Monroe (1758 - 1831)

Born 28 Apr 1758 in Monroe's Creek, Westmoreland County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Kortright) Monroe — married 16 Feb 1786 in New York City

Descendants

Died 4 Jul 1831 at age 73 in New York County, New York, United States

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Preceded by 4th President James Madison Preceded by 6th Secretary Robert Smith Preceded by 7th Secretary John Armstrong Jr. Preceded by Acting Governor John Pendleton, Jr. Acting Governor George William Smith Preceded by John Walker

James Monroe 5th President of the United States 1817—1825 7th United States Secretary of State 1811—1817 8th United States Secretary of War 1814—1815 12th Governor of Virginia 1799—1802 16th Governor 1811 US Senator (Class 1) from Virginia 1790—1794

Succeeded by 6th President John Quincy Adams Succeeded by 8th Secretary John Quincy Adams Succeeded by 9th Secretary William H. Crawford Succeeded by 13th Governor John Page 17th Governor George William Smith Succeeded by Stevens Thomson Mason

James Monroe

5th U.S. President

"When we view the blessings with which our country has been favored, those which we now enjoy, and the means which we possess of handing them down unimpaired to our latest posterity, our attention is irresistibly drawn to the source from whence they flow. Let us then, unite in offering our most grateful acknowledgments for these blessings to the Divine Author of All Good."

--Monroe made this statement in his 2nd Annual Message to Congress, November 16, 1818. ^[1]

Biography

James Monroe is Notable.

James Monroe^[2] was the fifth President of the United States. He served as president from 1817 to 1825. His Vice President throughout his time in office was Daniel D. Tomkins. President Monroe is considered the last president of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Monroe is most noted for his foreign policy proclamation the Monroe Doctrine. An active freemason he comes from deep Scottish roots with a line of his family descended from the clan of Munro.^[3]

1758 April 28 Born in Monroe Hall,Westmoreland County, Virginia member of the Planter Class ^[4].

1774

Briefly attended the College of William and Mary but left school early as political tensions with England increased.

1775: Freemasons: "James Monroe (April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1825 Initiated on November 9, 1775 in Williamsburg Lodge No. 6, Williamsburg, Virginia, at the age of 17 while he studied at the College of William & Mary." "James Monroe, an attorney, Governor of Virginia, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of War, and a U.S. President. In keeping with an age-old Masonic ....." [1]

1776

Commissioned as a lieutenant in the Continental Army he participated in battles in New York and New Jersey, wintering with George Washington at Valley Forge.

1776 December 25

James Monroe is seriously wounded during the Battle of Trenton between General George Washington's Americans against the Hessians and British troops led by Colonel Rahl.

1780 (age 24)

Monroe leaves the army as a colonel to study law at William and Mary and in Richmond under Thomas Jefferson, who becames a lifelong friend, a political mentor, and a neighbor.

1783 November 3

Delegate to the Congress of the Confederation from Virginia till November 7, 1786

1786 February 16

James Monroe marries Elizabeth Kortright, daughter of Laurence Kortright and Hannah Aspinwall Kortright,in New York City. He had met her while serving with the Continental Congress, which then met in New York, the temporary national capital.

1787 December 5

First child of James and Elizabeth, Eliza Monroe born in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

1790 November 9

United States Senator from Virginia till March 29, 1794

1794 May 28

United States Minister to France till September 9, 1796.

1799 December 19

12th Governor of Virginia till December 1, 1802

1799 May

James, the only son of James and Elizabeth, is born in Richmond, Virginia. Son James only lives a short time and dies in 1801

1803 April 18

United States Minister to the United Kingdom till – February 26, 1808. He rises to national prominence, as a signer and negotiator of The Louisiana Purchase.

1803 May 20

Third child of James and Elizabeth, Maria Hester Monroe Born in Paris, France

1811 January 16

Elected to a second term as the 16th Governor of Virginia until appointed as Secretary of State

1811 April 2

7th United States Secretary of State – Appointed by President James Madison.

1814 September 27

8th United States Secretary of War

1817 March 4 (age 59)

James Monroe elected as 5th president of the united states as a Democratic-Republican[2]. He selects Daniel Tompkins as his Vice President.

1823 December 2

James Monroe Monroe Doctrine states a new foreign policy for the United States during his 7th Annual address. ^[5].

1825 March 4

James Monroe retires from public office and returns to Ash Lawn

1831 July 4

Died Find A Grave: Memorial #724 (age 73), New York City, New York Resting place, ✞ Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia

Legacy

• Seventeen US counties have named counties in President Monroe's honor. They are: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Slaves

For information about President Monroe's Plantations and slaves, see: Slaves of President James Monroe of Virginia

Sources

• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A081100

1. ↑ William J. Federer, Treasury Of Presidential Quotations, Amerisearch, Inc., Jan 1, 2004 Google Books
2. ↑ James Monroe on Wikipedia
3. ↑ The initial source of this timeline is the Wikipedia page on James Monroe. Each item has been confirmed with at least one other source. (see external links)
4. ↑ The planter class was basically rich white plantation (and slave) owners.
5. ↑ The Monroe Doctrine was largely written by Secretary of State John Quincy Adams. It is one of the most important policy documents of our time and has been cited by numerous presidents.

• The religion of James Monroe
• James Monroe: A Resource Guide at the Library of Congress
• James Monroe at Find a Grave
• James Monroe at the White House
• Monroe Doctrine; December 2, 1823 at the Avalon Project
• Ash Lawn-Highland, home of President James Monroe
• The Monroe Doctrine at Wikitree
• James Monroe at Wikipedia
• James Monroe member of the Democrat-Republican Party
• Portrait & Bio. Album of Mahaska Co. IA (1887)
• Freemasons: [3]

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