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Bible Encyclopedias
Madison, James
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
or American statesman and President, born at Port Conway, Virginia, educated at Princeton; devoted himself to politics in 1776; he took part in framing the Virginia constitution, and subsequently secured religious liberty in the State; with Jay and Hamilton he collaborated to establish the federation of the States and to frame the Federal Constitution; the "three-fifths" rule, which won the adhesion of the slave-holding States, was his suggestion; elected to the first Congress, he attached himself to Jefferson's party, and was Secretary of State during Jefferson's Presidency, 1801-1809; he succeeded his former leader and held office for two terms, during which the war of 1812-14 with England was waged; his public life closed with his term of office, 1817 (1751-1836).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Madison, James'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/m/madison-james.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
