Dolley Madison

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Dolley Madison was an influential First Lady of the United States, renowned for her social leadership in Washington, D.C., and for saving important artifacts from the White House during the War of 1812.

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Dolley 1
Dolley Payne 1
Dolley Payne Todd Madison 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf First Lady of the United States
human
associatedWithResidence Montpelier plantation
birthName Dolley Madison self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dolley Payne
burialPlace Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Montpelier, Orange County, Virginia
child John Payne Todd
citizenship United States of America
countryOfBirth British America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1768-05-20
dateOfDeath 1849-07-12
endTime 1817-03-04
era Early Republic of the United States
familyName Madison
father John Payne
fullName Dolley Madison self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dolley Payne Todd Madison
gender female
givenName Dolley Madison self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dolley
knownFor bipartisan hospitality
establishing Washington, D.C. social customs
hosting political gatherings and levees
languageSpoken English
legacy model for later First Ladies of the United States
mother Mary Coles Payne
nationality American
notableFor influential role in shaping the role of First Lady
saving artifacts from the White House during the War of 1812
saving the Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington
social leadership in Washington, D.C.
occupation political hostess
socialite
placeOfBirth Guilford County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
politicalSphere Democratic-Republican Party social circle
positionHeld First Lady of the United States
White House hostess
precededByAsFirstLady Martha Jefferson Randolph
surface form: Martha Jefferson Randolph (acting)
religion Episcopal Church
Religious Society of Friends
surface form: Quakerism
residence Montpelier, Orange County, Virginia
Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Washington, D.C.
servedAsFirstLadyFor James Madison
spouse James Madison
John Todd Jr.
startTime 1809-03-04
succeededByAsFirstLady Elizabeth Kortright Monroe
surface form: Elizabeth Monroe
warInvolved War of 1812
workLocation White House

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Dolley Madison birthName Dolley Madison self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dolley Payne
Dolley Madison fullName Dolley Madison self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dolley Payne Todd Madison
Dolley Madison givenName Dolley Madison self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dolley
James Madison spouse Dolley Madison