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詹姆士门罗 James Monroe
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生于:
1758年4月28日，出生于维吉尼亚州威斯特摩兰郡
死于:
1831年7月4日，逝世于纽约市
詹姆士门罗是美国第五任总统（1817-1825），他在外交政策上的卓越功绩、因而有了以其姓氏命名的「门罗主义」（Monroe Doctrine），他的名字也是赖比瑞亚首都蒙罗维亚（Monrovia）的命名由来。赖比瑞亚是一个由美国受解放黑奴成立的国家，而门罗这位黑奴的拥有者，帮助他们完成回到非洲祖国的梦想。
在成为总统之前，门罗花了许多年担任海内外的公职职务，也是第一位曾担任美国参议员的总统，他跟汤玛士杰佛逊一样研读法律，虽然他并不如其他独立战争世代的领袖那般聪明，但当时的人们却十分喜爱并尊崇他的判断力、诚实及个人亲和力。他和同期的约翰亚当斯、汤玛士杰佛逊一样于七月四日逝世，也就是美国签署独立宣言纪念日以及国庆日当天。
James Monroe was the fifth president of the United States (1817-1825). He is perhaps best known for establishing the foreign policy principle that came to bear his name, the Monroe Doctrine. He is also the person for whom Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia, was named. Liberia is an African country founded by freed American slaves. Monroe, a slave owner, supported their repatriation (return to their place of origin) to Africa.
Before becoming president, Monroe spent many years in public service, both domestically and overseas, and was the first president to have been a U.S. senator. Although he studied law under Thomas Jefferson, he was not as brilliant as some other leading members of the Revolutionary generation. But his contemporaries liked and admired him for his sensible judgment, his honesty, and his personal kindness. Like his fellow Founding Fathers and fellow Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, he died on July 4, the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the nation's official birthday.
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