James Madison

James Madison (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was the fourth (1809–1817) President of the United States. He was co-author, with John Jay and Alexander Hamilton, of the Federalist Papers, and is traditionally regarded as the Father of the United States Constitution.

Later Life

After leaving office, Madison retired to Montpelier, his farm in Virginia. He was the rector of Jefferson's University of Virginia for ten years until his death. He died on June 28, 1836 of rheumatism and heart failure.

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Montpelier - University of Virginia - June 28 - 1836 - Rheumatism - Heart failure

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Madison was the first president of the American Colonization Society, which bought passage for free black Americans to the Society's colony in west Africa, Liberia. By the terms of his will http://www.jamesmadisonmus.org/resources/will.htm, $2000 was bequeathed to the ACS through its agent Rev. Dr. Ralph Randolph Gurley.

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American Colonization Society - Liberia - Ralph Randolph Gurley

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Madison's portrait was on the U.S. $5000 bill. There were about twenty different varieties of $5000 bills issued between 1861 and 1946, and all but three had James Madison. Madison also appears on the $200 Series EE Savings Bond.

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$5000 bill - 1861 - 1946 - Series EE Savings Bond

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