United States Constitution
James Madison Mar. 16, 1751 - Jun. 18, 1836 James Madison was a Founding Father and the fourth president of the United States from 1809 to 1817. Before his presidency, Madison was a statesman and delomat. He is best known as the "Father of the Constitution" for his central role in drafting the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. When he died in 1836, he owned 36 taxable slaves , though he had owned over 100 enslaved people earlier in his life at his Montpelier plantation before selling some to pay off financial debts. James Madison , the 4th U.S. President, is famously known as the "Father of the Constitution" because he was the primary author and architect of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Contributions and Roles Father of the Constitution: He was a primary architect of the framework for the U.S. government at the 1787 Constitutional Convention and auth...