James Madison was born in 1751, and grew up in Orange County Virginia. He had a large family and was the oldest of 12 children. Madison was always known for being shy and quiet, but never underestimate a person for their size. His father, also James, was a successful planter who owned more that 3,000 acres of land and along with that dozens of slaves. The year of 1762, Madison was sent to a boarding school in the King and Queen county of Virginia. After that he returned to his father's estate, called Montpelier. His father being concerned about Madison's health, had hired a private tutor. Soon in 1769, he enrolled in the College of New Jersey, which is now known as Princeton University. Madison grew to study Latin, Greek, science and philosophy.
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He kept himself busy by running the plantation and serving on a board to create the University of Virginia, with the appreciated help of Thomas Jefferson. The school's opening was in 1825 with Jefferson as its rector. Jefferson died the following year, so Madison took leadership of the university. Next, in 1829, Madison returned to the public, serving as a delegate to the state’s Constitutional Convention. He was also active in the American Colonization Society. He was co-founded in 1816 with Robert Finley, Andrew Jackson, and James Monroe. This organization tried to return freed slaves to Africa. Madison then became president in 1833. He was America’s fourth President(1809-1817) and served two terms. Madison then died on June 28, 1836, at the Montpelier estate. His 1834 message too the people was, "The advice nearest to my heart and deepest in my convictions is that the Union of the States be cherished and perpetuated. Let the open enemy to it be regarded as a Pandora with her box opened; and the disguised one, as the Serpent creeping with his deadly wiles into Paradise." Known as a small, quiet individual, Madison used his talents and knowledge to create a new type of government. His ideas and thoughts brought this nation to where it is today, and established the rights that Americans still enjoy
He kept himself busy by running the plantation and serving on a board to create the University of Virginia, with the appreciated help of Thomas Jefferson. The school's opening was in 1825 with Jefferson as its rector. Jefferson died the following year, so Madison took leadership of the university. Next, in 1829, Madison returned to the public, serving as a delegate to the state’s Constitutional Convention. He was also active in the American Colonization Society. He was co-founded in 1816 with Robert Finley, Andrew Jackson, and James Monroe. This organization tried to return freed slaves to Africa. Madison then became president in 1833. He was America’s fourth President(1809-1817) and served two terms. Madison then died on June 28, 1836, at the Montpelier estate. His 1834 message too the people was, "The advice nearest to my heart and deepest in my convictions is that the Union of the States be cherished and perpetuated. Let the open enemy to it be regarded as a Pandora with her box opened; and the disguised one, as the Serpent creeping with his deadly wiles into Paradise." Known as a small, quiet individual, Madison used his talents and knowledge to create a new type of government. His ideas and thoughts brought this nation to where it is today, and established the rights that Americans still enjoy