Full Name: James Madison

Birth Date & Place: March 16, 1751
King George, Virginia

Schooling: Princeton (College of New Jersey)

Lived: Washington, D.C. (White House)
Montpelier, Virginia

Death: June 28, 1836
Montpelier, Virginia

1776: He helped write the Virginia Constitution and was elected to Continental Congress.

1787: He attended, kept detailed notes and encouraged compromise during Constitutional convention. Authored the "Virginia Plan" proposing a federal government with three branches.

1787-1791: He authored much of the Bill of Rights, which protected individual rights including freedom of speech and freedom of religion.

1788: He wrote the Federalist essays with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay.

1801: He was appointed to Secretary of State by Thomas Jefferson.

1808: He was elected President of United States.

1812: He asked Congress to wage war on Great Britain, which resulted in greater respect for the United States by European nations.

Nickname: "Father of the Constitution"

James Madison was honored as part of the Presidential dollar coin program started in 2007.

"The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse."

"The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty."

Front: James Madison's portrait and name

Back: The words "The United States of America" and "Five Thousand Dollars"

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http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents 

www.moneyfactory.gov 

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http://www.millercenter.virginia.edu/academic/americanpresident/