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1779 |
Thomas Jefferson (36), US President (1801-1809), was elected as the 2nd Governor of Virginia succeeding Patrick Henry. Jefferson served for 2 years with James Madison (28) in his cabinet. Links: USA, Virginia, JeffersonT, MadisonJ 
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1787 Oct 27 |
The first of the Federalist Papers, a series of 77 essays calling for ratification of the U.S. Constitution, was published in a New York newspaper. The essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay were written under the pseudonym “Publius” and later published as "The Federalist Papers." The original plan was to write a total of 25 essays, the work divided evenly among the three men. In the end they wrote 85 essays in the span of six months. Jay wrote five, Madison wrote 29, Hamilton wrote the remaining 51. Links: USA, MadisonJ
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1788 Jan 30 |
No. 47 of the Federalist Papers, written by James Madison, was published: "The Particular Structure of the New Government and the Distribution of Power Among Its Different Parts." Here Madison wrote that each branch of the government must exercize a measure of control or agency over its fellow branches. Links: USA, MadisonJ
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1814 Aug 24 |
5,000 British troops under the command of General Robert Ross marched into Washington, D.C., after defeating an American force at Bladensburg, Maryland. It was in retaliation for the American burning of the parliament building in York (Toronto), the capital of Upper Canada. Meeting no resistance from the disorganized American forces, the British burned the White House, the Capitol and almost every public building in the city before a downpour extinguished the fires. President James Madison and his wife fled from the advancing enemy, but not before Dolly Madison saved the famous Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington. This wood engraving of Washington in flames was printed in London weeks after the event to celebrate the British victory. Links: Britain, USA, Maryland, DC, MadisonJ
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1814 Nov 23 |
Elbridge Gerry (b.1744), the 9th governor of Massachusetts (1810-1812), died in Washington, DC. As a Democratic-Republican he served as the fifth Vice President under President James Madison from March 1813 until his death. He is known best for being the namesake of gerrymandering. Links: USA, Massachusetts, DC, MadisonJ
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