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James Monroe (/ m ə n ˈ r oʊ / mən-ROH; April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was an American Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. He was the last Founding Father to serve as president as well as the last president of the Virginia dynasty .
The presidency of James Monroe began on March 4, 1817, when James Monroe was inaugurated as President of the United States, and ended on March 4, 1825.Monroe, the fifth United States president, took office after winning the 1816 presidential election by an overwhelming margin over Federalist Rufus King.
He is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [10] Since the ratification of the Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1951, no person may be elected president more than twice, and no one who has served more than two years of a term to which someone else was elected may be elected more than once. [11]
Succeeded to one partial term (2 years, 5 months, and 11 days) [p] 42: Warren G. Harding: 881 29th • March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923 [c] One partial term; died 2 years, 4 months, and 29 days into term 43: Zachary Taylor: 492 12th • March 4, 1849 – July 9, 1850 [c] One partial term; died 1 year, 4 months, and 5 days into term 44: James A ...
Perhaps his success as the Secretary of State under President James Monroe or his 17 years representing Massachusetts in the House of Representatives overshadowed his four years in the White House ...
Presidential elections were held in the United States from November 1 to December 6, 1820. Taking place at the height of the Era of Good Feelings, the election saw incumbent Democratic-Republican President James Monroe win reelection without a major opponent.
Two hundred years after the original proclamation, ... the Monroe Doctrine—first proclaimed on this day in 1823 by President James Monroe—deserves renewed attention.
Presidency of James Monroe; 0–9. 1816 United States presidential election; 1820 United States presidential election; 1824 State of the Union Address; E. Eagle of ...