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On the date, April 28, 1758, James Monroe was born. He was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, to Spence Monroe and Elizabeth Jones Monroe. Spence was a moderately prosperous planter and carpenter whose family emigrated from Scotland in the mid-1600s.
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Monroe joined the Continental Army, becoming an officer in 1776, and was part of General Washington's army at the Battle of Trenton, where he was severely wounded.
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the College of William and Mary offered a four-year program leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree; Jefferson, however, chose to complete his studies in two years and then to focus on reading law with Williamsburg lawyer George Wythe.
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Monroe was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1782 and was chosen a member of the governor's council.
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Elizabeth Jane Monroe, was the First Lady of the United States from 1817 to 1825, as the wife of James Monroe, President of the United States.
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in 1811, Monroe became convinced that a declaration of war against Great Britain was the best option to change offensive British policies. Monroe skillfully managed the expansion of the U.S. military occupation of Florida and served as acting Secretary of War during the War of 1812.
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The first inauguration of James Monroe as the fifth President of the United States was held on Tuesday, March 4, 1817, in front of the Old Brick Capitol, where the Supreme Court building now stands.
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The second inauguration of James Monroe as President of the United States was held on Monday, March 5, 1821, in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol.
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In 1772, after the death of a close friend, Madison suffered from a number of seizures that were categorized as being epilepsy, although have since been re-diagnosed as epileptoid hysteria. At this time, he also had depression and hypochondria.
