James Monroe

5th President

• Born – April 28, 1758

• Death - July 4, 1831- Age 73

• Birthplace – Westmoreland County, Virginia

• Vice President – Daniel D. Tompkins

• First Lady - Elizabeth Kortright Monroe

• Democratic-Republican

• Term – 1817 – 1825

• Children – Eliza Kortright, James Spence, Maria Hester

• Nickname –Last of the Crooked Hats

• Famous quote – “National honor is national property of the highest value.”

• Pet – A Spaniel

• First president to ride in a steamboat.

• He liked to hunt.

• The last president to have served as an Officer in the Revolutionary War.

• James Monroe was the third president to die on the 4th of July. (July 4, 1831)

• He graduate of College of William and Mary.

• He was the first U.S. Senator to become President.

• His inaugural was the first to be held outdoors.

• His daughter was the first to be married in the White House.