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James Monroe
Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States
Archival Overview
Fifth US President and last of the Virginia Dynasty whose 'Era of Good Feelings' saw the Missouri Compromise, the acquisition of Florida, and the historic Monroe Doctrine.
Biographical Record
James Monroe (1758–1831) was an American Founding Father and the fifth President of the United States (1817–1825), the last president of the revolutionary generation. Wounded at the Battle of Trenton in 1776, Monroe studied law under Thomas Jefferson, serving as Governor of Virginia, US Senator, and minister to France, where he successfully negotiated the 1803 Louisiana Purchase.
Monroe's presidency oversaw the 'Era of Good Feelings', marked by national unity and westward expansion. He signed the 1820 Missouri Compromise and acquired Florida from Spain through the Adams-Onís Treaty. In his December 1823 annual address to Congress, he enunciated the Monroe Doctrine, declaring the Western Hemisphere permanently closed to European colonial interference and establishing the bedrock principle of modern US foreign policy.
Key Life Milestones
Negotiating the Louisiana Purchase
Negotiated the purchase of Louisiana from Napoleon Bonaparte in Paris with Robert Livingston for fifteen million dollars.
The Monroe Doctrine Enunciated
Delivered his annual address declaring any European intervention in the Americas an act of hostility against the United States.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialRichmond, Virginia, United States