James Monroe
(April ,1758 - July4, 1831)
James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States, was born in
April, 1758, in Westmoreland County, Virginia, on the Potomac. James was educated at the college of William and Mary, which he left to take part in the early
struggles of the army of Washington.
The three years service of Mr. Monroe in Congress closed
in 1786. In 1788 he was chosen a member of the Convention of the State,
called to decide upon the acceptance of the Constitution. He was appointed to an important office of its creation, that of
United States senator, to which he was elected in 1789, on the decease of William Grayson, one of
the first members chosen. He continued in the Senate till 1794.
Mr. Monroe was elected Governor of Virginia, holding the office for the constitutional term of three years.
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