William Madison

William Madison
Born	(1762-05-05)May 5, 1762 King George, Virginia, British America
Died	July 20, 1843(1843-07-20) (aged 81) Woodberry Forest, Virginia, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Rank	Lieutenant general
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War War of 1812

William Madison (May 5, 1762 – July 20, 1843) was an American general. He served in the War of 1812 and American Revolutionary War. Son of James Madison, Sr. and Eleanor Rose Conway, he was the brother of James Madison, fourth President of the United States.^[1]^[2] Madison married Frances Throckmorton and had eleven children.^[3]. He was the grandfather of Confederate Brigadier-General James E. Slaughter.

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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	Co-founder, American Whig Society 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) Hamilton (2015 musical)
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) William Madison (brother) 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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