Our Family Tree
President James Monroe
| Birth | 28 APR 1758 | |||
| Military | VA Army / Major / Revolutionary War |  | ||
| History | 1777 | Valley Forge Encampment Major, USA |  | |
| Educ. |  | |||
| Occup | 1790-1794 | | ||
| Occup | 1794-1796 | USA Ambassador to Guadeloupe |  | |
| Occup | 1794-1796 | USA Ambassador to France | | |
| Occup | 1803-1807 | USA Ambassador to United Kingdom |  | |
| Election | 1808 | USA Presidential Election Runner up for presidential nominee | | |
| Occup | 1811-1814 | USA Secretary of State | | |
| Reside | 1811/1817 | |||
| Occup | 1811-1811 | | ||
| Occup | 1814-1815 | USA Secretary of War,Defense | | |
| Election | 1816 | USA Presidential Election | | |
| Occup | 1817-1825 | | ||
| Election | 1820 | USA Presidential Election | | |
| Org. | 1829 | |||
| Death | 4 JUL 1831 | |||
| Grave |
James Monroe was the fourth Virginian to become President, and it was logical that he would follow in the footsteps of his friends Jefferson and Madison. When we reach Monroe, however, we reach an individual about whose religion we know little. He was an Episcopalian and was baptized, married and buried within the Episcopal Church. There is little, however, to indicate his per oral religious sentiments. A paper in the archives of St. John's Church, Lafayette Square, noted that President Monroe "agreed with Jefferson that religion is a matter between our Maker and ourselves." Monroe attended the College of William and Mary, served in the Virginia legislature, was governor of Virginia and was also minister to France and England, as well as Secretary... Read More
