James Madison was a very important person to the progression of our country. He was born on March 16 1751, in Orange County, Virginia. He was born into a poor farm family but he was the weakest so they sent him off to become a preacher. Instead he studied government and law.

During his childhood he stayed with his mother a lot of the time and was not very strong as a child. His most feared times were during the French Indian war when the Indians would storm their farm and rob them.  His father won lots of money gambling and then bought part of a large company and became rich! They moved from a small farm house into a large plantation mansion. James Madison also had stressed induced seizures.

He went to college at the college of New Jersey. And was a part of the Virginia convention. He also took part in the constitutional convention which led him to be called “Father of The Constitution.”  He also helped to frame the Bill of Rights. James Madison became the fourth president of the United States of America in 1808. In 1812 he asked Congress to declare war on Britan. 

His achievements included becoming the 4th president of the United States. During his young life he was a representative of the Virginia Assembly. He was a very respected man.

Madison died of a seizure in 1813, only one year after his presidency. HOPE YOU ENJOYED MY BIOGRAPHY

Biography.com Author: A&E LCC TV     11/24/14

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