James Monroe, painted by Rembrandt Peale about 1824-1825
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JAMES MONROE
5th President of The United States of America
April 28, 1758 • July 4, 1831
- Birthplace: Westmoreland County, Virginia
- Parents: Spence Monroe (?-1774), Elizabeth Jones
- Political Party: Democratic-Republican
- Age at Inauguration: 58 years, 310 days
- Term of Office: March 4, 1817 to March 3, 1825
- Term Served: 8 years
- March 3, 1820: Missouri Compromise - Sets restrictions on slave states
- Dec. 2, 1823: Monroe Doctrine - Protects the Americas from aggression
- Vice President: Daniel D. Tompkins (Served both terms with Monroe)
- First Lady: Elizabeth Kortright (06.30.1768 - 09.23.1830)
- Date and Place of Marriage: February 16, 1786 in New York City, NY
- Children: 3 children: Eliza Kortright, unnamed son, Maria Hester
- Age at Death: 73 years, 67 days
- Place of Death: New York City, New York
- Burial Place: Moved to Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia in 1858
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