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The other members of Madison's initial cabinet, selected more for geographical balance and partisan loyalty than for ability, were less helpful. [6] Secretary of War William Eustis 's only military experience had been as a surgeon during the American Revolutionary War, while Secretary of the Navy Paul Hamilton was an alcoholic . [ 7 ]
James Madison Jr. was born on March 16, 1751 (March 5, 1750, Old Style), at Belle Grove Plantation near Port Conway in the Colony of Virginia, to James Madison Sr. and Eleanor Madison. His family had lived in Virginia since the mid-17th century. [9] Madison's maternal grandfather, Francis Conway, was a prominent planter and tobacco merchant. [10]
Pages in category "Madison administration cabinet members" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
As a respected lawyer, Smith became part of Baltimore's political elite, launching his political career under Thomas Jefferson and later James Madison. [ 1 ] After a forced resignation from the Cabinet in 1811, [ 1 ] Smith served as president of the American Bible Society and the Maryland Agriculture Society.
Rush first served under James Madison and then James Monroe as their Attorney General (1814–1817). Rush also simultaneously served as acting Secretary of State for a short period under Monroe. Rush later returned to the cabinet under John Quincy Adams as his Secretary of the Treasury (1825–1829).
Madison rode to the capitol on March 4, 1809 with the Washington and Georgetown cavalry escorting him. He entered the House of Representatives with Jefferson's cabinet members. President Jefferson attended the inauguration and sat beside Madison at the front of the hall. The Supreme Court Justices sat in front of Madison.
James Madison: Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson: 1801–1809 James Monroe: Secretary of State James Madison: 1811–1817 Secretary of War: 1814–1815 John Quincy Adams: Secretary of State James Monroe: 1817–1825 Martin Van Buren: Secretary of State Andrew Jackson: 1829–1831 James Buchanan: Secretary of State James K. Polk: 1845–1849 ...
The Madisonian model is a structure of government in which the powers of the government are separated into three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. This came about because the delegates saw the need to structure the government in such a way to prevent the imposition of tyranny by either majority or minority.