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4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
Source: WordNetAs Bob Dole found out, you can't keep a positive image while being your party's mouthpiece in Congress. That's why no legislative leader since James Madison has ever been elected president. Dick Morris
A Committee on Correspondence was formed, James Madison was nominated for President, and George Clinton was re-nominated for Vice President. Source: Internet
Adamson, p. 63. James Madison drafted what ultimately became the Bill of Rights, which was proposed by the first Congress on June 8, 1789, and was adopted on December 15, 1791. Source: Internet
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and many others can all be considered Federalists. Source: Internet
Constitutional scholars from James Madison to the present day have argued that the term "Officer" excludes members of Congress. Source: Internet
Another argument came from James Madison, who believed Congress had not received the power to incorporate a bank, or any other governmental agency. Source: Internet