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James Madison

James Madison, Jr. was an American statesman and political theorist. He was the fourth President of the United States and is hailed as the “Father of the Constitution” for being the primary author of the United States Constitution and at first an opponent of, and then a key author of the United States Bill of Rights...

Timeline of Events

1789

6.8.1789

James Madison introduces twelve proposed amendments to the United States Constitution in the House of Representatives; by 1791, ten of them are ratified by the state legislatures and become the Bill of Rights; another is eventually ratified in 1992 to become the 27th Amendment.

1812

4.4.1812

U.S. President James Madison enacted a ninety-day embargo on trade with the United Kingdom.

6.1.1812

War of 1812: U.S. President James Madison asks the Congress to declare war on the United Kingdom.