Mad‧i‧son, James /ˈmædəs
ən, ˈmædɪs
ən/
(1751–1836) the President of the US from 1809 to 1817. He is sometimes called the ‘Father of the Constitution’ because of his work at the
Constitutional Convention in 1787. He also helped to write the
bill of rights. He started the
War of 1812 against Great Britain, and it was called ‘Mr Madison’s War’. He was married to Dolly Madison.
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