James Monroe State of Residency: Virginia Appointment: Apr 2, 1811 Feb 28, 1815 Entry on Duty: Apr 6, 1811 Feb 28, 1815 Termination of Appointment: Sep 30, 1814 Mar 3, 1817 Presidency: Madison Madison Note: Commissioned during a recess of the Senate; recommissioned after confirmation on Nov 26, 1811

As Secretary of State:

• The War of 1812 was fought and the Treay of Ghent, which restored peace, was negotiated

• Negotiated the Rush-Bagot agreement demilitarizing the Great Lakes

Foreign Travels:

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Born: April 28, 1758
Died: July 4, 1831
Married: Eliza Kortright Kortright
Education: College of William and Mary
Occupation: Lawyer

Government Positions: 

• Officer in the Continental Army

• Member of Virginia Assembly in 1782, 1810 and 1786

• Member of the Continental Congress 1783-1786

• Attended the Annapolis Convention of 1786

• Member of State convention of 1788 that ratified the Federal Constitution

• Senator from Virginia 1790-1794

• Minister to France 1794-1996/font>

• Governor of Virginia 1799-1802 and 1811

• Minister to Great Britain 1803-1807

• Headed diplomatic mission to Spain 1804-1805

• Secretary of War October 1, 1814-Feb 28, 1815

• Secretary of State ad interim October 1, 1814-Feb 28, 1815

• President of the United States 1817-1825

• Presiding officer of the Virginia constitutional convention of 1829