James Monroe 5th President of the United States (1817-1825) 1758–1831

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James Monroe 5th President of the United States (1817-1825), 1758–1831 (aged 73 years)

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James Monroe 5th President of the United States (1817-1825)

Name: James /Monroe/ 5th President of the United States (1817-1825)
Given names: James
Surname: Monroe
Name suffix: 5th President of the United States (1817-1825)

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Family with parents
father	Links Death: 1774 Reference number: Monroe-2 Unique identifier: ED40EB8F25D0D24F8D27CB004AEE2527C0F2 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth (Eliza) Jones Elizabeth Monroe James Monroe 5th President of the United States (1817-1825) Spence Monroe Andrew Monroe Joseph Jones Monroe Spence Monroe …–1774 Death: 1774
mother	Links Death: Reference number: Monroe-3 Unique identifier: ED40EB8F25D0D24F8D27CB004AEE2527C0F2 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Spence Monroe Elizabeth Monroe James Monroe 5th President of the United States (1817-1825) Spence Monroe Andrew Monroe Joseph Jones Monroe Elizabeth (Eliza) Jones …–… Death:
elder sister	Links Birth: 1754 Death: Unique identifier: BFBAEB115B1CD046A71754B3FBCD94335699 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William Buckner Elizabeth Monroe 1754–… Birth: 1754 Death:
4 years himself	Links Birth: 28 April 1758 — Monroe's Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA Marriage: 16 February 1786 — Trinity East Church, New York City, New York, USA Death: 4 July 1831 — New York City, New York, USA Burial: Richmond, Virginia, USA Reference number: Monroe-1 Unique identifier: 6383E14B1F70DA419DEA41E97E24C3C09216 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Kortright Eliza Kortright Monroe James Spence Monroe Maria Hester Monroe James Monroe 5th President of the United States (1817-1825) 1758–1831 Birth: 28 April 1758 — Monroe's Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA Death: 4 July 1831 — New York City, New York, USA
20 months younger brother	Links Birth: 1759 Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Spence Monroe 1759–… Birth: 1759 Death:
brother	Links Death: 1836 Unique identifier: 74397C76E0F712469A5AE618EE59340540F6 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ann Bell Andrew Monroe …–1836 Death: 1836
younger brother	Links Birth: 1764 Death: 1824 Unique identifier: 8EE027AD0AA78E4EAD9FAC896309B75DD0C2 Unique identifier: E0208C70A1F3E24B8F2DFF34F09A31E34A30 Unique identifier: 188201215C54A44C96D125126809CBC2F88B Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Kerr Family with spouse Sarah Gordon Family with spouse Elizabeth Glasscock Joseph Jones Monroe 1764–1824 Birth: 1764 Death: 1824

Family with Elizabeth Kortright
himself	Links Birth: 28 April 1758 — Monroe's Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA Marriage: 16 February 1786 — Trinity East Church, New York City, New York, USA Death: 4 July 1831 — New York City, New York, USA Burial: Richmond, Virginia, USA Reference number: Monroe-1 Unique identifier: 6383E14B1F70DA419DEA41E97E24C3C09216 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Kortright Eliza Kortright Monroe James Spence Monroe Maria Hester Monroe James Monroe 5th President of the United States (1817-1825) 1758–1831 Birth: 28 April 1758 — Monroe's Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA Death: 4 July 1831 — New York City, New York, USA
wife	Links Birth: 30 June 1768 — New York City, New York, USA Marriage: 16 February 1786 — Trinity East Church, New York City, New York, USA Death: 23 September 1830 — Oak Hill, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA Burial: Richmond, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: 6383E14B1F70DA419DEA41E97E24C3C09216 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Monroe 5th President of the United States (1817-1825) Eliza Kortright Monroe James Spence Monroe Maria Hester Monroe Elizabeth Kortright 1768–1830 Birth: 30 June 1768 — New York City, New York, USA Death: 23 September 1830 — Oak Hill, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Marriage	Marriage — 16 February 1786 — Trinity East Church, New York City, New York, USA
22 months daughter	Links Birth: 5 December 1787 29 19 — Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA Marriage: 17 October 1808 — Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA Death: 27 January 1840 — Paris, Isle de France, France Unique identifier: C01B8244DCB83743B399CE3347A051CE02E4 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse George Hay Eliza Kortright Monroe 1787–1840 Birth: 5 December 1787 29 19 — Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA Death: 27 January 1840 — Paris, Isle de France, France
12 years son	Links Birth: May 1799 41 30 Death: 28 September 1800 — Richmond, Virginia, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships James Spence Monroe 1799–1800 Birth: May 1799 41 30 Death: 28 September 1800 — Richmond, Virginia, USA
5 years daughter	Links Birth: 1803 44 34 — Paris, Isle de France, France Marriage: 9 March 1820 — White House, Washington, District of Columbia, USA Death: 1850 — Oak Hill, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA Unique identifier: 91C476BC0F98074896476DDD664F30EB74E6 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Samuel Laurence Maria Hester Monroe 1803–1850 Birth: 1803 44 34 — Paris, Isle de France, France Death: 1850 — Oak Hill, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA

Events of close relatives
Birth	28 April 1758 Monroe's Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Birth of a brother	Spence Monroe 1759
Birth of a brother	Joseph Jones Monroe 1764
Death of a father	Spence Monroe 1774
Marriage	Elizabeth Kortright — View this family 16 February 1786 (aged 27 years) Trinity East Church, New York City, New York, USA
Birth of a daughter	Eliza Kortright Monroe 5 December 1787 Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Birth of a son	James Spence Monroe May 1799
Death of a son	James Spence Monroe 28 September 1800 Richmond, Virginia, USA
Birth of a daughter	Maria Hester Monroe 1803 Paris, Isle de France, France
Marriage of a daughter	George Hay — Eliza Kortright Monroe — View this family 17 October 1808 Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA
Marriage of a daughter	Samuel Laurence — Maria Hester Monroe — View this family 9 March 1820 White House, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Death of a brother	Joseph Jones Monroe 1824
Death of a wife	Elizabeth Kortright 23 September 1830 Oak Hill, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Death of a mother	Elizabeth (Eliza) Jones
Death	4 July 1831 (aged 73 years) New York City, New York, USA
Burial	Richmond, Virginia, USA Cemetery: Hollywood Cemetery
Reference number	Monroe-1
Unique identifier	90F8DE3C8D450641A724811116415B2CF65C
Last change	2 March 2013 – 20:29:44 Author of last change: Danny

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Note	Elected in 1816 by 183 to 34 electoral votes over Rufus King, He was re-elected in 1820 by 231 to 1 electoral votes over John Quincy Adams, his successor. During both terms Daniel D. Tompkins served as vice-president. He was the first president to take the oath on a raised portico in front of the Capitol. The dissenter in the 1820 election thought only George Washington deserved to be unanimously elected. He was the third president to die on the Fourth of July.

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Elected in 1816 by 183 to 34 electoral votes over Rufus King, He was re-elected in 1820 by 231 to 1 electoral votes over John Quincy Adams, his successor. During both terms Daniel D. Tompkins served as vice-president. He was the first
president to take the oath on a raised portico in front of the Capitol. The dissenter in the 1820 election thought only George Washington deserved to be unanimously elected. He was the third president to die on the Fourth of July.

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Media object	James Monroe, 5th President of the United States (1817-1825).