First inauguration of James Monroe

First Presidential Inauguration of James Monroe
Date	March 4, 1817 (1817-03-04)
Location	Washington, D.C. Old Brick Capitol
Participants	James Monroe

The first inauguration of James Monroe as the fifth President of the United States was held on Tuesday, March 4, 1817, in front of the Old Brick Capitol, where the Supreme Court building now stands. The inauguration marked the commencement of the first four-year term of James Monroe as President and Daniel D. Tompkins as Vice President. The Chief Justice, John Marshall administered the oath of office.^[1]

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↑ "President James Monroe, 1817". Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. Retrieved 2009-01-23.

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James Monroe

April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831 5th President of the United States (1817-1825) 5th U.S. Secretary of State (1811-1817) United States Secretary of War (1814-1815) Governor of Virginia (1799-1802, 1811) United States Minister to the United Kingdom (1803-1808) United States Minister to France (1794-1796) United States Senator from Virginia (1790-94) Delegate to the Congress of the Confederation from Virginia (1783-86)

Founding events	Virginia Ratifying Convention Founding Fathers

Presidency	First inauguration Second inauguration Florida Treaty Treaty of 1818 Panic of 1819 Era of Good Feelings Missouri Compromise Seminole Wars Monroe Doctrine Tariff of 1824 State of the Union Address, 1824 Cabinet Federal judiciary appointments

Other noted accomplisments	Negotiated the Louisiana Purchase Monroe–Pinkney Treaty War of 1812

Life	Early life and career Birthplace and boyhood home Revolutionary War service Battle of Trenton Monroe Hill home and office James Monroe Law Office, Museum, and Memorial Library Ash Lawn–Highland Oak Hill James Monroe Tomb

Elections	U.S. Senate election, 1790 1792 Governor of Virginia election, 1799 U.S. presidential election, 1808 1816 1820

Legacy and popular culture	Monrovia, capital of Liberia List of places named for James Monroe Monroe, Michigan Monroe, Georgia Monroe County, Kentucky Monroe County, New York Monroe Township, New Jersey U.S. postage stamps Monroe Doctrine Centennial half dollar

Related	Virginia Dynasty Monroe on slavery American Colonization Society

Family	Elizabeth Kortright (wife) George Hay (son-in-law) Samuel L. Gouverneur (son-in-law) Spence Monroe (father) Elizabeth Jones (mother)

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