{"slug": "james-madison", "label": "James Madison", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Madison", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11813", "qid": "Q11813", "description": "President of the United States from 1809 to 1817 (1751–1836)", "entries": 18, "years": 13, "span": [1751, 1836], "span_label": ["1751 CE", "1836 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 8}, {"title": "Economy & Finance", "count": 3}, {"title": "Births", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": [], "related": [{"slug": "president-of-the-united-states", "label": "President of the United States", "shared": 6}, {"slug": "vice-president-of-the-united-states", "label": "Vice President of the United States", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "united-states-congress", "label": "United States Congress", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "great-britain", "label": "Great Britain", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "war-of-1812", "label": "War of 1812", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "ohio", "label": "Ohio", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "john-quincy-adams", "label": "John Quincy Adams", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "united-states-attorney-general", "label": "United States Attorney General", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "alexander-hamilton", "label": "Alexander Hamilton", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1751, "year_label": "1751 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "March 16", "text": "March 16 – James Madison, fourth President of the United States (d. 1836)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1351037611#Births", "title": "1751", "revid": 1351037611, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1780, "year_label": "1780 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "August 29", "text": "August 29 – Richard Rush, United States Attorney General under James Madison, United States Secretary of the Treasury under President John Quincy Adams (d. 1859)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370564554#Births", "title": "1780", "revid": 1370564554, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1790, "year_label": "1790 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "June 20", "text": "June 20 – Compromise of 1790: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton come to an agreement: Madison agrees to not be \"strenuous\" in opposition for the assumption of state debts by the federal government; Hamilton agrees to support the capital site being above the Potomac.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361336081#April–June", "title": "1790", "revid": 1361336081, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1808, "year_label": "1808 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November", "text": "November – James Madison defeats Charles C. 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George Clinton, who is separately elected as vice president, gets six electoral votes for president.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369185588#October–December", "title": "1808", "revid": 1369185588, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1809, "year_label": "1809 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 4", "text": "March 4 – James Madison is sworn in as the fourth president of the United States, and George Clinton is sworn in for a second term as the fourth vice president.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1346225486#Events", "title": "1809 in the United States", "revid": 1346225486, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1811, "year_label": "1811 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "U.S. President James Madison, in his message to Congress, says: \"We have seen the British Cabinet not only persist, in refusing satisfaction demanded for the wrongs we have already suffered, but it is extending to our own waters that blockade, which is become a virtual war against us, through a stoppage of our legitimate commerce.\"", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1349955922#Events", "title": "1811 in Canada", "revid": 1349955922, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1812, "year_label": "1812 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": "April 4", "text": "April 4 – U.S. President James Madison enacts a 90-day embargo on trade with the United Kingdom.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364673712#April–June", "title": "1812", "revid": 1364673712, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1812, "year_label": "1812 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": "April 4", "text": "4 April – U.S. President James Madison enacts a ninety–day embargo on trade with the United Kingdom.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1306548855#Events", "title": "1812 in the United Kingdom", "revid": 1306548855, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1812, "year_label": "1812 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 1", "text": "June 1 – War of 1812: U.S. President James Madison asks the U.S. Congress to declare war on Great Britain.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369643299#April–June", "title": "1812 in the United States", "revid": 1369643299, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1812, "year_label": "1812 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "November 5", "text": "November 5 – 1812 United States presidential election: James Madison defeats DeWitt Clinton.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364673712#October–December", "title": "1812", "revid": 1364673712, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1813, "year_label": "1813 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 4", "text": "March 4 – James Madison is sworn in as President of the United States for his second term, and Elbridge Gerry is sworn in as Vice President of the United States.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368032457#January–March", "title": "1813 in the United States", "revid": 1368032457, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1814, "year_label": "1814 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "November 23", "text": "November 23 – Vice President Elbridge Gerry dies from heart failure. The office remains vacant through the remainder of James Madison's presidency.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369652680#July–December", "title": "1814 in the United States", "revid": 1369652680, "section": "Events › July–December"}}, {"year": 1815, "year_label": "1815 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "March 1", "text": "March 1 – Georgetown University's congressional charter is signed into law, by President James Madison.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365587765#March", "title": "1815", "revid": 1365587765, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 1817, "year_label": "1817 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "March 3", "text": "March 3 – On his last day in office, U.S. President James Madison vetoes John C. Calhoun's Bonus Bill as unconstitutional after it has passed both houses of the U.S. Congress. Stephen Minicucci, Internal Improvements and the Union, 1790–1860, Studies in American Political Development (2004), 18: p.160-185, (2004), Cambridge University Press", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360260504#January–March", "title": "1817", "revid": 1360260504, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1817, "year_label": "1817 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": "March 3", "text": "March 3 – President James Madison vetoes John C. Calhoun's Bonus Bill.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369767099#January–March", "title": "1817 in the United States", "revid": 1369767099, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1833, "year_label": "1833 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "August 20", "text": "August 20 – Future United States President Benjamin Harrison is born in Ohio. From this date until the death of Former U.S. President James Madison on June 28 1836, a total of 18 Presidents of the United States (2 former, 1 current, and 15 future) are living; which is more than any other time period in U.S. history.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369983797#July–September", "title": "1833", "revid": 1369983797, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1836, "year_label": "1836 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 28", "text": "June 28 – James Madison, 85, 4th President of the United States (b. 1751)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368342504#January–June", "title": "1836", "revid": 1368342504, "section": "Deaths › January–June"}}]}