Ruler · 1751 – 1836

James Madison

Lived 1751 – 1836; statesperson, philosopher, politician, diplomat. President of the United States (United States), 1809 – 1817.

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Lived: 1751 – 1836; 85 years
In office: 8 years; one reign
Lines: 1; United States
Left it: resigned; the ruler's own article

President of the United States

United States · the 4th of 48 dated reigns · 1789 – 2025

George Washington1789 – 1797

John Adams1797 – 1801

Thomas Jefferson1801 – 1809

James Madison1809 – 1817

James Monroe1817 – 1825

John Quincy Adams1825 – 1829

Andrew Jackson1829 – 1837

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Reigned 1809 – 1817 · 8 years · came to it aged 58

Came to it: elected
Left it: resignedread from the ruler's own article

Madison was elected president in 1808.

Madison left office as a popular president; former president Adams wrote that Madison had "acquired more glory, and established more union, than all his three predecessors, Washington, Adams, and Jefferson, put together".

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