 President James Madison Timeline
Important Dates, World and National Events During His Lifetime
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| 1751 |
(March 16) Born at Port Conway, Va. |
| 1779 |
Elected to the Continental Congress. |
| 1787 |
Served at the Constitutional Convention. |
| 1789 |
Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. |
| 1794 |
(Sept. 15) Married Dolley Payne Todd. |
| 1801 |
Appointed Secretary of State. |
| 1808 |
Elected President of the United States. |
| 1809 |
Inaugurated as the 4th President of the United States. |
| 1811 |
Cumberland Road was started as a program to improve canals, roads, and bridges. |
| 1812 |
Louisiana became a state. |
| 1812 |
Recommended war with Great Britain. |
| 1812 |
Re-elected President. |
| 1812 |
Congress organized the Missouri Territory. |
| 1812 |
Napoleon invaded Russia, but had to retreat. |
| 1814 |
Denmark gave Norway to Sweden. |
| 1814 |
The White House was burned by the British. |
| 1814 |
"The Star-Spangled Banner" was written by Francis Scott Key. |
| 1815 |
Belgium united with the Netherlands to form a single country. |
| 1815 |
Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo. |
| 1815 |
Switzerland became independent of France. |
| 1816 |
Indiana became a state. |
| 1816 |
First Savings Banks were founded at Philadelphia and Boston. |
| 1817 |
Congress organized the Alabama Territory. |
| 1817 |
U.S. population was 8,900,000. |
| 1829 |
Served at the Virginia Constitutional Convention. |
| 1836 |
(June 28) Died at Montpelier, his family estate. |
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