James Monroe
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| Rank: | 5th (1817-1825) |
| Followed: | James Madison |
| Succeeded by: | John Quincy Adams |
| Date of Birth | April 28, 1758 |
| Place of Birth: | Westmoreland County, Virginia |
| Date of Death: | July 4, 1831 |
| Place of Death: | New York City, New York |
| First Lady: | Elizabeth "Eliza" Kortright |
| Occupation: | lawyer |
| Political Party: | Democratic-Republican |
| Vice President: | Daniel D. Tompkins |
James Monroe was the fifth (1817-1825) President of the United States. He is credited with the development of the Monroe Doctrine.
In 1802 then president, Thomas Jefferson sent Monroe to Paris to assist in the negotiations of the Louisiana Purchase.
Monroe's presidency was later labeled "The Era of Good Feeling", in part because partisan politics were almost nonexistent. The Federalist Party had died out, the Whig Party had not yet risen, and practically every politician belonged to what is now known as the Democratic Party. Monroe, the last American Revolutionary War veteran to serve as president, was almost uncontested in his two elections.
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Places named for James Monroe
- Monroe, Massachusetts
- Monroe, Ohio
- Monroe County, Alabama
- Monroe County, Arkansas
- Monroe County, Florida
- Monroe County, Georgia
- Monroe County, Illinois
- Monroe County, Indiana
- Monroe County, Kentucky
- Monroe County, Michigan
- Monroe County, Mississippi
- Monroe County, Missouri
- Monroe County, New York
- Monroe County, Ohio
- Monroe County, Pennsylvania
- Monroe County, Tennessee
- Monroe County, West Virginia
- Monroe County, Wisconsin
- Monroe Township, New Jersey
- Monroeville, Alabama
- Monrovia, Liberia
- Fort Monroe, in Virginia
- Mount Monroe, one of a number of mountains named for Presidents of the United States in the White Mountains of New Hampshire
- Various streets, avenues, and schools in the United States of America