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ABOUT
The fifth president of the United States and the final Founding Father to be elected to the office as well as the third to die on July 4th.He was the last president from the Virginia Dynasty and the Republican Generation.He was appointed Minister to France in 1794, a volatile time in the country's history, and would be instrumental in Thomas Paine's release after Paine was arrested for publicly protesting Louis XVI's execution.
BEFORE FAMEHe studied law under Thomas Jefferson before serving as an anti-federalist delegate from Virginia in the Continental Congress.
PERSONAL LIFEHis parents, Spencer Monroe and Elizabeth Jones, were wealthy plantation owners. He would later fulfill his dream of being an independent plantation owner.
Historical Events in the Life of James Monroe
1816-12-4 James Monroe (VA), elected 5th pres, defeating Federalist Rufus King
1818-4-28 US President James Monroe proclaims naval disarmament on Great Lakes & Lake Champlain
1820-11-7 James Monroe re-elected US president
1823-12-2 President James Monroe declares his "Monroe Doctrine", a US foreign policy regarding Latin America
A little flattery will support a man through great fatigue.
US President James Monroe were born on Friday, birthstone is Diamond, the seaon was Spring in the Chinese year of , it is 118 days until James Monroe next birthday.
