James Madison Museum

The James Madison Museum located in Orange, Virginia is a museum dedicated to the Founding Father and 4th president of the United States James Madison and his wife, Dolley Madison.^[1] Exhibits include original furniture used by James Madison, his personal items, portraits of the Madisons, and a statue.

Due to Madison's reputation as a farmer, the museum also features a collection of antique farm tools. There is also a partially reconstructed 1733 house to demonstrate building practices.^[1]

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v t e James Madison
4th President of the United States (1809–1817) 5th U.S. Secretary of State (1801–1809) United States House of Representatives (1789–1797) Congress of the Confederation (1781–1783) Virginia House of Delegates (1776–1779, 1784–1786) Delegate, Fifth Virginia Convention (1776)
"Father of the Constitution"	Co-wrote, 1776 Virginia Constitution 1786 Annapolis Convention 1787 Constitutional Convention Virginia Plan Constitution of the United States Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787 Department of Foreign Affairs The Federalist Papers written by Madison No. 10 No. 51 Virginia Ratifying Convention United States Bill of Rights 27th amendment Constitution drafting and ratification timeline Tariff of 1789 Founding Fathers
Presidency	First inauguration Second inauguration Tecumseh's War Battle of Tippecanoe War of 1812 origins Henry letters Burning of Washington The Octagon House Treaty of Ghent Seven Buildings residence results Second Barbary War Era of Good Feelings Second Bank of the United States State of the Union Address (1810 1814 1815 1816) Cabinet Federal judiciary appointments Supreme Court nomination of Alexander Wolcott Supreme Court nomination of John Quincy Adams
Other noted accomplisments	Co-founder, American Whig Society Co-author, George Washington's Farewell Address Supervised the Louisiana Purchase Anti-Administration party Residence Act Compromise of 1790 Democratic-Republican Party First Party System republicanism Library of Congress Library of the State Department Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions Report of 1800
Other writings	Pacificus-Helvidius Debates The Papers of James Madison Founders Online
Life	Early life and career James Madison and slavery Belle Grove Plantation, birthplace Montpelier
Elections	1789 Virginia's 5th congressional district election 1790 1792 1794 U.S. presidential election, 1808 1812
Legacy and popular culture	Bibliography Memorials James Madison Memorial Building statue James Madison University James Madison College Madison, Wisconsin James Madison Park Madison Square Madison Square Garden Madison River Mount Madison Madison Street U.S. postage stamps James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation James Madison Freedom of Information Award James Madison Award James Madison Institute James Madison Museum USRC James Madison USS Madison USS James Madison Magnificent Doll (1946 film) A More Perfect Union (1989 film) Liberty's Kids (2002 series) Hamilton (musical, film) Washington (2020 miniseries)
Related	Age of Enlightenment American Enlightenment Marbury v. Madison National Gazette Paul Jennings Madisonian model Cognitive Madisonianism American Philosophical Society The American Museum magazine Virginia dynasty
Family	Dolley Madison (wife) John Payne Todd (stepson) James Madison Sr. (father) Eleanor Madison (mother) William Madison (brother) Ambrose Madison (grandfather)
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