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American History.United States: General.Revolution to the Civil War, 1775/1783-1861.Early 19th Century, 1801/1809-1845.James Monroe's Administration, 1817-1825.
James MonroeJames Monroe: A Chronology of His Life and Career

James Monroe became President after more than 40 years of public service. He had fought in the Revolutionary War. During the first years of independence, he had served in the Virginia Assembly and in the Congress of the Confederation. He later became a U.S. Senator; Minister to France, Spain, and Great Britain; and Governor of Virginia. During the War of 1812, he served as Secretary of State and Secretary of War at the same time.

Monroe was tall and rawboned, and had a military bearing. His gray-blue eyes invited confidence. Even John Quincy Adams, who criticized almost everyone, spoke well of Monroe.

April 28, 1758 Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
1776 Commissioned a Lieutenant in the Continental Army.
1782 Elected to the Virginia Assembly.
1783 Elected to the Congress of the Confederation.
February 16, 1786 Married Elizabeth Kortright.
1786 Elected to the Virginia Assembly.
1789 Built his Ash Lawn estate near Charlottesville, Virginia.
1789 Defeated in bid for the first U.S. House of Representatives.
1790 Elected to the U.S. Senate.
1794 Named Minister to France.
1799 Elected Governor of Virginia.
1803 Sent to France by President Thomas Jefferson to help negotiate the purchase of New Orleans.
1803 Sent to Spain to help Charles Pinckney purchase the Floridas.
1804 Named Minister to Great Britain.
1808 Unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic-Republican presidential nomination.
1808 Elected to the Virginia Assembly.
1811 Appointed Secretary of State.
1814 Named Secretary of War.
1816 Elected President of the United States.
1820 Re-elected President.
July 4, 1831 Died in New York City.


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