James Monroe

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James Monroe
James Monroe
5th President of the United States
In office
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1825
Vice President(s)   Daniel D. Tompkins
Came after James Madison
Came before John Quincy Adams
Born April 28, 1758
Westmoreland County, Virginia
Died July 4, 1831
New York City
Political party Democratic-Republican
Married to Elizabeth Kortright Monroe

James Monroe (April 28, 1758July 4, 1831) was the fifth President of the United States. He was the president from 1817 to 1825. He wrote the Monroe Doctrine which was a document that said that the United States would not be involved in what other countries were doing. Monroe was a father of the Constitution. Monroe was the last president to have fought in the Revolutionary War.

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