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詹姆斯麦迪逊 (James Madison) 美国第四任总统
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生于:
1751年3月16日（旧历3月5日），生于维吉尼亚州康维港
死于:
1836年6月28日，逝世于维吉尼亚州蒙彼利埃
詹姆斯麦迪逊是美国第四任总统(1809-1817)，亦被称为「美国宪法之父」，参与《联邦党人文集》的资料搜集与编写工作，也对宪法通过政府认可有所贡献，而我们也必须感谢他参与了权力法案（BILL OF RIGHTS）、宪法最初的十条修正案，对于我们今日所能拥有的自由全力所做的贡献；麦迪逊是个害羞的人，却娶了相当外向的多莉派恩托德(DOLLEY PAYNE TODD) 为妻，在1812年战役期间，第一夫人多莉派恩托德救回不少白宫手工艺品、而她的丈夫则在英军火烧华盛顿时、惊险逃脱。
James Madison, the fourth president of the United States (1809-1817), is recognized as the "Father of the Constitution." He helped craft the original document and co-wrote the Federalist Papers, which helped get the Constitution approved by the states. We also have him to thank for the Bill of Rights, the Constitution's first 10 amendments, which guarantee our freedoms to this day. Madison was a shy man who married the very outgoing Dolley Payne Todd. During the War of 1812, first lady Dolley Madison saved many White House artifacts and her husband narrowly escaped death when the British burned Washington.
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