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 James Madison was born on March 16, 1751 in Port Conway, Virginia in his grandfather’s house. His grandfather’s name was Ambrose Madison. His grandfather was the man who made Madison’s plantation life possible. His father’s name was James Madison Sr., a plantation owner. His mother’s name was Eleanor “Nellie” Rose Conway, a wealthy planter. His parents were slave owners and the prosperous owners of a tobacco plantation in Orange County, Virginia where Madison spent most of his early childhood years. James was one of 12 children. George Washington is his 1st cousin, he’s a distant relative. He was raised in the practice of The Church Of England. James religion was Episcopalian. Madison, himself, owned slaves. James Madison was a democratic-republican. James was the shortest and skinniest founding father, at 5ft. 4in. and a mere 100 lbs. James Madison did get married. He got married on September 14, 1794, 15 years before he became president. He got married to widow. Her name was Dorothea “Dolley” Payne Todd. Her nickname for him was Jemmie. She was 26 years old at the time and James was 43. Dolley was 17 years younger than James. She was married once before, but her husband, John Todd Jr., died from yellow fever. She was a well-liked hostess throughout Jefferson’s and Madison’s time as president. She was a very confident person, never giving up. Dolley Madison loved ice cream and she was the first to introduce it to the Presidency. Dolley and her ex-husband, John Todd had two children. The oldest child’s name was John Payne Todd. John was Madison's only child that was able to live to adulthood. The younger child’s name was William Temple Todd. William and his father John both died from yellow fever in 1793. James and Dorothea never had any children of their own. Before Madison became president, he was a lawyer. After he stepped down from his presidency in 1817, he worked in the Virginia Constitutional Convention and the Virginia House of Delegates for 3 years. He also helped Jefferson found the University of Virginia. He also helped worked against slavery with The American Colonization Society. Madison did attend college. He attended The College of New Jersey (now called Princeton). He attended college when he was 17 years old. He went to college to study government and history. He finished 4 year courses in 2 years. His nickname after college was “America’s First Graduate” and “Princeton’s First Graduate Student”. James died June 28, 1836 in Montpelier, Virginia at the age of 85. He died from Debility. His final words before his death were, “I speak better lying down.” Dolley was 68 at the time. Dolley died 13 years later on July 12, 1849 in Washington D.C. at the age of 81. He is mostly remembered as the Father of The Constitution. Dolley died 13 years later, 4 presidents went through office before she died.
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