Madison, James Excerpt from Hulton Archive/Getty Images.) When the day arrived for the delegates to put their names on the document, Randolph did not sign. Virginia was the most populous and powerful state, so it followed that Virginia would play a...

James Madison is remembered as "the Father of the Constitution." He helped arrange the convention of 1787 at which the Constitution was written. He was a leading promoter and defender of the document during the ratification process, when it had to be...

Madison, James Born March 16, 1751 (Port Conway, Virginia) Died June 28, 1836 (Montpelier, Virginia) U.S. president, secretary of state Between 1780 and 1817, James Madison's overriding goal was the success of American independence. Madison...

Born March 16, 1751Port Conway, VirginiaDied June 28, 1836Orange County, Virginia President of the United States, secretary of state,...

In early 1788, in defense of the proposed constitution, James Madison wrote in Federalist Paper 51: "If men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would...

(born March 16 [March 5, Old Style], 1751, Port Conway, Virginia [U.S.]—died June 28, 1836, Montpelier, Virginia, U.S.) fourth president of the United States (1809–17) and one of the Founding Fathers of his country. At the Constitutional...

(b. March 16, 1751; d. June 28, 1836) Father of the U.S. Constitution, coauthor of The Federalist, draftsman of the Bill of Rights, and fourth President of the United States (1809–1817). James Madison was centrally concerned, throughout his...

James Madison (March 16 1751 – June 28 1836), was an American politician and the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817), and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Considered to be the "Father of the Constitution", he was the...