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'''James Monroe''' (April 28, 1758 July 4, 1831) was the 5th [[President of the United States]] (1817–1825).
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|name            = James Monroe
|image            = Jm5.gif
|office          = [[List of Presidents of the United States|5th]] [[President of the United States]]
|vicepresident    = [[Daniel D. Tompkins|Daniel Tompkins]]
|term_start      = March 4, 1817
|term_end        = March 3, 1825
|predecessor      = [[James Madison]]
|successor        = [[John Quincy Adams]]
|office2          = 8th [[United States Secretary of War]]
|president2      = [[James Madison]]
|term_start2      = September 27, 1814
|term_end2        = March 2, 1815
|predecessor2    = [[John Armstrong, Jr.|John Armstrong]]
|successor2      = [[William H. Crawford|William Crawford]]
|office3          = [[List of Secretaries of State of the United States|7th]] [[United States Secretary of State]]
|president3      = [[James Madison]]
|term_start3      = April 2, 1811
|term_end3        = March 4, 1817
|predecessor3    = [[Robert Smith (cabinet)|Robert Smith]]
|successor3      = [[John Quincy Adams]]
|office4          = [[List of Governors of Virginia|12 and 16th]] [[Governor of Virginia]]
|term_start4      = January 16, 1811
|term_end4        = April 2, 1811
|predecessor4    = [[George William Smith (politician)|George Smith]]
|successor4      = [[George William Smith (politician)|George Smith]]
|term_start5      = December 19, 1799
|term_end5        = December 1, 1802
|predecessor5    = [[James Wood (governor)|James Wood]]
|successor5      = [[John Page (Virginia politician)|John Page]]
|ambassador_from6 = United States
|country6        = the United Kingdom
|nominator6      = [[Thomas Jefferson]]
|term_start6      = April 18, 1803
|term_end6        = February 26, 1808
|predecessor6    = [[Rufus King]]
|successor6      = [[William Pinkney]]
|ambassador_from7 = United States
|country7        = France
|nominator7      = [[George Washington]]
|term_start7      = May 28, 1794
|term_end7        = September 9, 1796
|predecessor7    = [[Gouverneur Morris]]
|successor7      = [[Charles C. Pinckney|Charles Pinckney]]
|jr/sr8          = United States Senator
|state8          = [[Virginia]]
|term_start8      = November 9, 1790
|term_end8        = March 29, 1794
|predecessor8    = [[John Walker (politician)|John Walker]]
|successor8      = [[Stevens Thomson Mason (Virginia)|Stevens Mason]]
|birth_date      = {{birth date|1758|4|28}}
|birth_place      = [[Westmoreland County, Virginia|Westmoreland County]], [[Colony of Virginia|Virginia Colony]]
|death_date      = {{death date and age|1831|7|4|1758|4|28}}
|death_place      = [[New York City]], [[New York]], United States
|party            = [[Democratic-Republican Party]]
|spouse          = [[Elizabeth Monroe|Elizabeth Kortright]]
|alma_mater      = [[The College of William & Mary|College of William and Mary]]
|profession      = [[Lawyer]]<br>[[Plantations in the American South|Planter]]
|religion        = [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]]
|signature        = James Monroe's sig.svg
|signature_alt    = Cursive signature in ink
|branch          = [[Continental Army]]
|rank            = [[Major (rank)|Major]]
|battles          = [[American Revolutionary War]]<br>{{*}}[[Battle of Trenton]]
}}
 
[[Image:James Monroe in National Portrait Gallery IMG_4489.JPG|200px|right|thumb|Monroe as he appears in the [[National Portrait Gallery (United States)|National Portrait Gallery]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]]]
 
'''James Monroe''' (April 28, 1758{{ndash}} July 4, 1831) was the [[List of Presidents of the United States|fifth]] [[President of the United States]] (1817–1825). Monroe was the last president who was a [[Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Father of the United States]], and the last president from the [[Virginia dynasty]] and the [[List of United States Presidents by generation|Republican Generation]].<ref>Harlow Unger, ''James Monroe: The Last Founding Father'' (2009).</ref> His presidency was marked both by an "[[Era of Good Feelings]]"&nbsp;– a period of relatively little partisan strife&nbsp;– and later by the [[Panic of 1819]] and a fierce national debate over the admission of the [[Missouri Territory]]. Monroe is most noted for his proclamation of the [[Monroe Doctrine]] in 1823, which stated that the United States would not tolerate further European intervention in the [[Americas]].
 
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James Monroe

In office
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1825
Vice President Daniel Tompkins
Preceded by James Madison
Succeeded by John Quincy Adams

In office
September 27, 1814 – March 2, 1815
President James Madison
Preceded by John Armstrong
Succeeded by William Crawford

In office
April 2, 1811 – March 4, 1817
President James Madison
Preceded by Robert Smith
Succeeded by John Quincy Adams

In office
January 16, 1811 – April 2, 1811
Preceded by George Smith
Succeeded by George Smith
In office
December 19, 1799 – December 1, 1802
Preceded by James Wood
Succeeded by John Page

In office
April 18, 1803 – February 26, 1808
Nominated by Thomas Jefferson
Preceded by Rufus King
Succeeded by William Pinkney

In office
May 28, 1794 – September 9, 1796
Nominated by George Washington
Preceded by Gouverneur Morris
Succeeded by Charles Pinckney

In office
November 9, 1790 – March 29, 1794
Preceded by John Walker
Succeeded by Stevens Mason

Born April 28, 1758(1758-04-28)
Westmoreland County, Virginia Colony
Died July 4, 1831(1831-07-04) (aged 73)
New York City, New York, United States
Political party Democratic-Republican Party
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Kortright
Alma mater College of William and Mary
Profession Lawyer
Planter
Religion Episcopal
Signature Cursive signature in ink
Military service
Service/branch Continental Army
Rank Major
Battles/wars American Revolutionary War
Template:*Battle of Trenton
Monroe as he appears in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.

James Monroe (April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was the fifth President of the United States (1817–1825). Monroe was the last president who was a Founding Father of the United States, and the last president from the Virginia dynasty and the Republican Generation.[1] His presidency was marked both by an "Era of Good Feelings" – a period of relatively little partisan strife – and later by the Panic of 1819 and a fierce national debate over the admission of the Missouri Territory. Monroe is most noted for his proclamation of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823, which stated that the United States would not tolerate further European intervention in the Americas.

Notes

  1. Harlow Unger, James Monroe: The Last Founding Father (2009).

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