James Monroe
Best known as: 5th president of the USA
Occupation: Politician
Nationality: American
Religion: Church of England
Political party: Democratic-Republican
Born: April 28, 1758, Westmoreland County, Virginia
Died: July 4, 1831, New York City, of tuberculosis
Remains: Buried at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
Education: College of William and Mary
Military service: fought in the Revolutionary War battles of Harlem Heights, White Plains, Trenton, Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth
Offices held:
Member of the Continental Congress (1783-1786)
U.S. Senator (1790-1794)
U.S. Ambassador to France (1794-1796)
U.S. Ambassador to Britain (1803-1807)
U.S. Secretary of War (1814-1815)
U.S. President (1817-1825)
Major accomplishments as president:
Seminole War (1817-1818)
Acquisition of Florida (1819-1821)
Vetoed bill to build the Cumberland Road (1822)
Monroe Doctrine (Dec. 2, 1923) - ordered Europe not to interfere with any independent nations in the Western Hemisphere
Wife: Elizabeth Kortright
Friends: Thomas Jefferson, George Washington
Vice president: Daniel D. Tompkins
Parents: Spence Monroe and Elizabeth Jones
