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Member of Virginia House of Delegates
Delegate to the Confederation Congress February 16, married Elizabeth Kortright Practiced law in Fredericksburg December 5, birth of Eliza Member of Virginia House of Delegates Member of Virginia Convention to ratify Constitution Moved to Charlottesville, Virginia United States Senator from Virginia |
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Purchased "HIGHLAND" plantation
adjacent to Monticello Minister to France for President Washington May, birth of James Spence November 23, family moved to HIGHLAND Governor of Virginia September 28, death of James Spence Birth of Maria Hester Envoy to France to negotiate purchase of Louisiana Territory Minister to England and Spain for President Jefferson Negotiator for purchase of Florida October 17, marriage of Eliza at HIGHLAND Member of Virginia Assembly Governor of Virginia Secretary of State for President Madison Secretary of War for President Madison October 5, laid cornerstone of University of Virginia, Charlottesville President of the United States: "The Era of Good Feelings" March 9, marriage of Maria Hester in the White House December 2, Monroe Doctrine; address to Congress declared first US. foreign policy HIGHLAND sold Member of Board of Visitors, University of Virginia Chairman of Virginia Constitutional Convention September 23, death of Elizabeth Monroe July 4, died in New York City James Monroe's body is re-interred at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia |
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