Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index James Monroe () Order: 5th President Term of Office: March 4, 1817 - March 4, 1825 Followed: James Madison Succeeded by: John Quincy Adams Date of Birth April 28, 1758 Place of Birth: Westmoreland County, Virginia Date of Death: July 4, 1831 Place of Death: New York City, New York First Lady: Elizabeth Kortwright Monroe Occupation: lawyer Political Party: Democratic-Republican Vice President: Daniel D. Tompkins James Monroe (April 28, 1758 - July 4, 1831) was the fifth (1817-1825) President of the United States. He is credited with the development of the Monroe Doctrine. Table of contents 1 Early years 2 Presidency 3 Places named for James Monroe 4 Supreme Court appointments 5 Related articles 6 External links Early years His parents Spence Monroe (c. 1727-1774) and Elizabeth Jones (born c. 1729) were well-to-do farmers. In 1802, then-president Thomas Jefferson sent Monroe to Paris to assist in the negotiations of the Louisiana Purchase. Presidency Following the War of 1812, James Monroe was elected president in the election of 1816, and re-elected in 1820. Monroe, the last American Revolutionary War veteran to serve as president, was almost uncontested in his two elections. Monroe's presidency was later labeled "The Era of Good Feeling", in part because partisan politics were almost nonexistent. The Federalist Party had died out, and the rift between the Democratic Party and the Whig Party had not yet happened. Practically every politician belonged to the Democratic-Republican Party. Monroe is probably best known for the Monroe Doctrine, which he delivered in his message to Congress on December 2, 1823. In it, he proclaimed the Americas should be free from future European colonization and free from European interference in sovereign countries' affairs. It further stated United States's intention to stay neutral in European wars and wars between European powers and their colonies but to consider any new colonies or interference with independent countries in the Americas as hostile acts toward the United States. Places named for James Monroe Monroe, Massachusetts Monroe, Ohio Monroe County, Alabama Monroe County, Arkansas Monroe County, Florida Monroe County, Georgia Monroe County, Illinois Monroe County, Indiana Monroe County, Kentucky Monroe County, Michigan Monroe County, Mississippi Monroe County, Missouri Monroe County, New York Monroe County, Ohio Monroe County, Pennsylvania Monroe County, Tennessee Monroe County, West Virginia Monroe County, Wisconsin Monroe Township, New Jersey Monroeville, Alabama Monrovia, Liberia Fort Monroe, in Virginia Mount Monroe, one of a number of mountains named for Presidents of the United States in the White Mountains of New Hampshire Various streets, avenues, and schools in the United States of America Supreme Court appointments Smith Thompson - 1823 Related articles U.S. presidential election, 1816 U.S. presidential election, 1820 External links First Inaugural Address Second Inaugural Address A genealogical profile of the President Preceded by: James Madison Presidents of the United States Succeeded by: John Quincy Adams This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.