Madison, James

Cultural  

1. A political leader of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; one of the Founding Fathers. Madison was a member of the Continental Congress. A leader in the drafting of the Constitution, he worked tirelessly for its adoption by the states, contributing several essays to The Federalist Papers. He served as president from 1809 to 1817, after Thomas Jefferson. The United States fought the War of 1812 during his presidency. He was married to one of the most celebrated of presidents' wives, Dolley Madison.

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Example Sentences

The Worcester District Attorney’s office says 31-year-old Mathew Locke was indicted Thursday on four counts of misleading authorities in connection with the killings of Sarah Bermudez and her children Madison, James and Michael.

From Washington Times

Locke is currently awaiting trial on a charge of misleading police during an investigation into the killings of Sarah Bermudez and her children Madison, James and Michael.

From Seattle Times

Bermudez and her children, Madison, James and Michael, were found dead March 1 in their West Brookfield home.

From Seattle Times

Convention heavyweights James Madison, James Wilson, and John Dickinson also supported Mason’s proposal, but it failed in the end by a vote of three states to eight.

From Time

Madison James from Metlakatla High School said there have been bears at other races before “but they’ve never been actually on the course to the point where we had to stop the race.”

From Seattle Times