John Madison

John Madison
Born	1663
Died	?
Children	Ambrose Madison

John Madison, Jr. (1663–?) was a sheriff and major landowner in Colonial Virginia.^[1] He is the father of Ambrose Madison, the grandfather of James Madison, Sr., and the great-grandfather of President James Madison.

Early life and marriage

John was born in 1663 in St. Stephen's Parish, King and Queen County, Virginia to John Madison, Sr. and Marie Ambrose. He married Isabella Minor Todd, a widow, in about 1692.^[2]

References

↑ The William and Mary College Quarterly “JSTOR”, Retrieved 31 March 2014
↑ John Madison, Jr. (c.1660 - c.1725) “GENi”, Retrieved 31 March 2014

James Madison

4th President of the United States (1809–1817) 5th U.S. Secretary of State (1801–1809) United States House of Representatives (1789–1797) Congress of the Confederation (1781–1783) Virginia House of Delegates (1776–1779, 1784–1786)

"Father of the Constitution"	Co-wrote, 1776 Virginia Constitution 1786 Annapolis Convention 1787 Constitutional Convention Virginia Plan Constitution of the United States Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 The Federalist Papers written by Madison No. 10 No. 51 Virginia Ratifying Convention United States Bill of Rights 27th amendment Constitution drafting and ratification timeline Founding Fathers

Presidency	First inauguration Second inauguration Tecumseh's War Battle of Tippecanoe War of 1812 origins Burning of Washington The Octagon House Treaty of Ghent Seven Buildings residence results Second Barbary War Era of Good Feelings Second Bank of the United States State of the Union Address (1810 1814 1815 1816) Cabinet Federal judiciary appointments

Other noted accomplisments	Supervised the Louisiana Purchase Anti-Administration party Residence Act Compromise of 1790 Democratic-Republican Party First Party System republicanism Library of Congress Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions Report of 1800

Other writings	The Papers of James Madison

Life	Early life and career Belle Grove Plantation, birthplace Montpelier

Elections	U.S. House of Representatives election, 1789 1790 1792 1794 U.S. presidential election, 1808 1812

Legacy and popular culture	James Madison Memorial Building James Madison University James Madison College Madison, Wisconsin Madison Square Madison River Madison Street U.S. postage stamps James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation James Madison Freedom of Information Award James Madison Award James Madison Institute A More Perfect Union (1989 film) Liberty's Kids (2002 miniseries)

Related	Age of Enlightenment American Enlightenment Marbury v. Madison National Gazette Paul Jennings Madisonian Model American Philosophical Society The American Museum magazine Virginia dynasty

Family	Dolley Madison (wife) John Payne Todd (stepson) James Madison, Sr. (father) Nelly Conway Madison (mother) Ambrose Madison (paternal grandfather) James Madison (cousin) George Madison (paternal second-cousin) Thomas Madison (paternal second-cousin) John Madison (great-grandfather) Lucy Washington (sister-in-law)

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