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‘’FATHER OF THE CONSTITUTION WAS BORN

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March 16, 1751, James Madison, drafter of the Constitution,
recorder of the Constitutional Convention, author of the
Federalist Papers and fourth president of the United States,
was born on a plantation in Virginia.       

Madison first distinguished himself as a student at the College
of New Jersey (now Princeton University), where he successfully completed a four-year course of study in two years and, in 1769,
helped found the American Whig Society, the second literary and
debate society at Princeton (and the world), to rival the previously established Cliosophic Society.

After retiring from official political positions, Madison served
Thomas Jefferson’s beloved University of Virginia first as a
member of the board of visitors and then as rector. In 1938,
the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg, Virginia, was
renamed in Madison’s honor as Madison College; in 1976,
it became James Madison University.

image source Link to the full text of the Federalist Papers #38
The constitutional convention in Virginia. 

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FATHER OF THE U.S. BORN ON THIS DAY

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On February 22, 1732, George Washington was born in
Westmoreland County,
Virginia, the first of six children
of Augustine and
Mary Ball Washington. (Augustine had
three additional children from a previous marriage.)

An initially loyal British subject, Washington eventually
led the Continental Army in the
American Revolution
and became the new nation’s first president.

He is often referred to as the father of the United States.

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FOUNDING FATHER BORN ON THIS DAY

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Thomas Jefferson Biography - President 3 Of United State
Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826)

Founding Father Thomas Jefferson served as the third president
of the United States
from 1801 to 1809 was the primary author of
the
Declaration of Independence.

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Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas
Jefferson reviewing the Declaration of
Independence in 1776.

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‘’FATHER OF THE CONSTITUTION” WAS BORN

Madison portrait as a young man.
      Madison’s portrait as congressional delegate at age 32.

James Madison portrait by Chester Harding at National Portrait Gallery. Washington, DC.
James Madison (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836)


On March 16, 1751, James Madison, drafter of the Constitution,
recorder of the Constitutional Convention, author of the
Federalist Papers and fourth president of the United States, 
was born on a plantation in Virginia.

Image of handwritten copy of the Constitution.
First page of the original handwritten copy of the U.S. Constitution.

President James Madison: Facts and Biography

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FOUNDING FATHER WAS BORN ON THIS DAY

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Benjamin Franklin  (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790)

Benjamin Franklin, scientist, philosopher, author and the
most celebrated American on both sides of the Atlantic
Ocean in the era of revolution, was born on this day in
history, Jan. 17, 1706. 

The Founding Father’s bust and the words "Birthplace of
Franklin" mark the site at 17 Milk St. in
downtown Boston

today.
 

Biografía de Benjamin Franklin: ¿quién fue y qué inventó?

Franklin Statue – Franklin and the American Experiment
Benjamin Franklin statue at old Massachusetts
State house in Boston.

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