James Madison

(1751-1836) American statesman, participant in the Constitutional Convention (1787), 4th president of the United States (1809-1817)

James Madison (March 16 1751 – June 28 1836), was an American politician and the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817), and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Considered to be the "Father of the Constitution", he was the principal author of the document. In 1788, he wrote over a third of the Federalist Papers, still the most influential commentary on the Constitution. As a leader in the first Congresses, he drafted many basic laws and was responsible for the first ten amendments to the Constitution, and thus is also known as the "Father of the Bill of Rights". As a political theorist, Madison's most distinctive belief was that the new republic needed checks and balances to limit the powers of special interests, which Madison called factions. He believed very strongly that the new nation should fight against aristocracy and corruption (especially of British origin), and was deeply committed to creating mechanisms that would ensure republicanism in the United States.
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Noun
1. 4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
(synonym) Madison, President Madison
(hypernym) President of the United States, United States President, President, Chief Executive

James Madison, (1751-1836)

n. James Madison (1751-1836), American statesman, participant in the Constitutional Convention (1787), 4th president of the United States (1809-1817)