Full name: James Madison

Born: March 16, 1751

Died: June 28, 1836

Burial site: Family cemetery, Montpelier, Virginia

Parents: James and Eleanor Rose Conway Madison

Spouse: Dolley Dandridge Payne Todd (1768-1849; m. 1794)

Children: None

Religion: Episcopalian

Education: College of New Jersey (now Princeton University ; B.A., 1771)

Occupations: Politician; farmer

Government positions: Virginia Constitutional Convention member; Continental congressman; Virginia state delegate; U.S. Constitutional Convention member; U.S. representative from Virginia ; secretary of state under Thomas Jefferson

Political party: Democratic-Republican

Dates as president: March 4, 1809-March 4, 1813 (first term); March 4, 1813-March 4, 1817 (second term)

Age upon taking office: 57