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James Madison, Jr. (March 16, 1751 (O.S. March 5) – June 28, 1836) was an American statesman and political theorist. He was the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817) and is hailed as the “Father of the Constitution” for being instrumental in the drafting of the United States Constitution and as the key champion and author of the United States Bill of Rights. He inherited tobacco land and owned slaves although he spent his entire adult life as a career politician.
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Madison
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The Mind of the Founder
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The Federalist Papers
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James Madison, 1751-1836: Chronology-Documents-Bibliographical Ai Ds. (Oceana Presidential Chronology Series, 18)
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American State Papers, The Federalist, John Stuart Mills [Great Books of the Western World, Volume 40 or 43]
