James Monroe
5th President of the United States
Personal Information
- Born
- 4/28/1758 in Westmoreland County, Virginia
- Died
- 7/4/1831 in New York City, New York(Age 73)
- Burial Location
- Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
Term in Office
- Party
- Democratic-Republican
- Years
- 1817 - 1821
- Running Mate
- Daniel D. Tompkins
- Age When Elected
- 58
Significant Events
Monroe Doctrine
12/2/1823
U.S. foreign policy opposing European colonialism in the Americas.
Missouri Compromise
3/3/1820
Legislation that regulated slavery in western territories.