James Monroe
At a Glance
Term: 5th President of the United States (1817-1825)
Born: April 28, 1758, Westmoreland County, Virginia
Nickname: "The Last Cocked Hat," "Era-of-Good-Feelings President"
Education: College of William and Mary (graduated 1776)
Religion: Episcopalian
Marriage: February 16, 1786, to Elizabeth Kortright (1768-1830)
Children: Eliza Kortright (1786-1835), James Spence (1799-1800), Maria Hester (1803-1850)
Career: Lawyer
Political Party: Democratic-Republican
Writings: Writings (7 vols., 1898-1903), ed. by S. M. Hamilton; Autobiography (1959), ed. by Stuart G. Brown and Donald G. Baker
Died: July 4, 1831, New York City, New York
Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
A Life in Brief: James Monroe was the last American President of the "Virginia Dynasty" -- of the first five men who held that position, four hailed from Virginia. Monroe also had a long and distinguished public career as a soldier, diplomat, governor, senator, and cabinet official. More....
Essays on James Monroe and His Administration
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James Monroe
A Life in Brief • Life Before the Presidency • Campaigns and Elections • Domestic Affairs • Foreign Affairs • Life After the Presidency • Family Life • The American Franchise • Impact and Legacy • Key Events |
| First Lady Elizabeth Monroe |
| Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins (1817-1825) |
| Secretary of State John Quincy Adams (1817 - 1825) • Richard Rush (1817 - 1817) |
| Secretary of War John C. Calhoun (1817 - 1825) • George Graham (1817 - 1817) |
| Postmaster General Return J. Meigs, Jr. (1817 - 1823) • John McLean (1823 - 1825) |
| Secretary of the Treasury William H. Crawford (1817 - 1825) |
| Attorney General William Wirt (1817 - 1825) • Richard Rush (1817 - 1817) |
| Secretary of the Navy Benjamin W. Crowninshield (1817 - 1818) • Smith Thompson (1819 - 1823) • Samuel L. Southard (1823 - 1825) |
Consulting Editor: Daniel Preston
Dr. Preston is the editor of The Papers of James Monroe at the University of Mary Washington. The first two volumes in that eight-volume series have been published by Greenwood Press.
Presidential Speeches
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Miller Center Scholarship and Speakers
The Miller Center of Public Affairs is a national nonpartisan center to research, reflect, and report on American government, with special attention to the central role and history of the presidency. Below is a selection of Miller Center resources on James Monroe.
Watch Journalist Jon Meacham’s 2006 presentation at the Miller Center
on God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation.
Click here to learn more about the Center’s National Commission on Presidential Transitions and Foreign Policy and its relationship to Monroe.
Scripps Library Reference Resources
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