When did james madison die?

James Madison, drafter of the Constitution, recorder of the Constitutional Convention, and fourth president of the United States, dies on his tobacco plantation in Virginia. James Madison, drafter of the Constitution, recorder of the Constitutional Convention, and fourth president of the United States, dies on his tobacco plantation in Virginia. read more

The James Madison Memorial Building is a building of the United States Library of Congress and serves as the official memorial to Madison. In 1986, Congress created the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation as part of the bicentennial celebration of the Constitution. read more

Madison initiated the War of 1812, and served two terms in the White House with first lady Dolley Madison. He died on June 28, 1836, at the Montpelier estate in Orange County, Virginia. Early Life. One of America's Founding Fathers, James Madison helped build the U. S. Constitution in the late 1700s. read more

On this day in 1836, James Madison, drafter of the Constitution, recorder of the Constitutional Convention, author of the “Federalist Papers” and fourth president of the United States, dies on his tobacco plantation in Virginia. read more

Born on March 16, 1751, in Port Conway, Virginia, James Madison wrote the first drafts of the U.S. Constitution, co-wrote the Federalist Papers and sponsored the Bill of Rights. He established the Democrat-Republican Party with President Thomas Jefferson, and became president himself in 1808. read more