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5th President of the United States; author of the Monroe Doctrine (1758-1831)
Source: WordNetAfter some deliberation, they selected nearby Charlottesville as the site of the new University of Virginia. citation Farmland just outside Charlottesville was purchased from James Monroe by the Board of Visitors as Central College. Source: Internet
Ammon, James Monroe p. 151 Governor of Virginia and diplomat Out of office, Monroe returned to practicing law in Virginia until elected governor there as a Democratic-Republican, his first term serving from 1799 to 1802. Source: Internet
Ammon, James Monroe, pp. 55–56 Monroe believed in both a strong presidency and the system of checks and balances. Source: Internet
Brandon Hendricks, a recent graduate from James Monroe High School, was “the kid you want your daughter to marry,” until he at a friend’s barbecue late Sunday, his uncle told The Post. Source: Internet
Calhoun had served in Congress, as secretary of war under President James Monroe and vice president under President John Quincy Adams and, now, Andrew Jackson. Source: Internet
Desperate to avoid possible war with France, Jefferson sent James Monroe to Paris in 1803 to negotiate a settlement, with instructions to go to London to negotiate an alliance if the talks in Paris failed. Source: Internet