James Monroe

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James Monroe was the fifth president of the United States, best known for the Monroe Doctrine and for overseeing an era of national expansion and relative political unity in the early 19th century.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf President of the United States
human
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1758-04-28
dateOfDeath 1831-07-04
describedBySource United States presidential history
educatedAt College of William & Mary
endTime 1825-03-04
familyName Monroe
givenName James
headOfGovernment United States of America
inception 1817-03-04
languageSpoken English
mannerOfDeath natural causes
militaryRank Major
notableEvent Acquisition of Florida from Spain
Missouri Compromise
notableFor Era of Good Feelings
U.S. territorial expansion
notableWork Monroe Doctrine
numberOfChildren 3
officeNumber 5
participantIn American Revolutionary War
placeOfBirth Westmoreland County, Virginia
placeOfDeath New York City
politicalParty Democratic-Republican Party
positionHeld Governor of Virginia
Member of the Continental Congress
President of the United States
United States Minister to France
United States Minister to Spain
United States Minister to the United Kingdom
United States Secretary of State
United States Secretary of War
United States Senator
Vice President of the United States
predecessor James Madison
religion Episcopalianism
residence Highland (Ash Lawn–Highland)
Oak Hill
servedIn Continental Army
sexOrGender male
signature James Monroe signature image
spouse Elizabeth Kortright Monroe
startTime 1817-03-04
successor John Quincy Adams
vicePresident Daniel D. Tompkins
workLocation Washington, D.C.


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