3. James Madison was born at the house of his grandparents in Port Conway, Virginia on March 16th, 1751. When Madison was 11 to 16 years old, he studied math, geography, and modern and ancient languages under the Donald Robertson . . In 1769 he entered the college of New Jersey. He studied Latin, Greek, science, geography, mathematics, rthetoric, and philosophy. He graduated in 2 years. Early Life
5. youngest member of the Continental Congress Father of the Constitution Federalist Papers the 4th president of the United States War of 1812 Place in the Enlightenment
6. James Madison was a small unimposing man, virtually the anthisis of Washington. He was painfully shy. He disliked speaking to a group. One writer Washington Irving has described him as "but a withered little apple-John." He had little of the personal charm of another Virginia president, his friend and mentor Thomas Jefferson. In our modern world of mass-media, he would certainly have never become president. Some believes that his deficiencies were also compensated by Madison's charming wife. Her personal warmth and gaiety made her the toast of Washington society. Most Interesting Fact
