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Full name: James Monroe
Born: April 28, 1758
Died: July 4, 1831
Burial site: Gouverneur Vault, Second Street Cemetery, New York, New York ; moved in 1858 to Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
Parents: Spence and Elizabeth Jones Monroe
Spouse: Elizabeth Kortright (1768-1830; m. 1786)
Children: Eliza Kortright (1787-1840); James Spence (1799-1800); Maria Hester (1803-1850)
Religion: Episcopalian
Education: Attended College of William and Mary
Occupations: Farmer; lawyer; military man
Government positions: Virginia state assemblyman; Continental congressman; U.S. senator; minister to France and England ; Virginia governor; envoy to Spain ; secretary of state and secretary of war under James Madison
Political party: Democratic-Republican
Dates as president: March 4, 1817- March 4, 1821 (first term); March 4, 1821-March 4, 1825 (second term)
Age upon taking office: 58
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