2. | James Monroe was born on 28 Apr 1758 in Monroe's Creek, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA (son of Spence Monroe and Elizabeth (Eliza) Jones); died on 4 Jul 1831 in New York, New York, New York, USA; was buried in Richmond, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA. Notes:
Was elected in 1816 by 183 to 34 electoral votes over Rufus King. Reelected
in 1820 by 231 to 1 electoral votes over John Quincy Adams, his successor.
During both terms Daniel D. Tompkins served as vice-president. Was the first
president to take the oath on a raised portico in front of the Capitol. The
dissenter in the 1820 election thought only George Washington deserved to be
unanimously elected. Was the third president to die on the Fourth of July.
James married Elizabeth Kortright on 16 Feb 1786 in Trinity E Church, New York, New York, New York, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Lawrence Kortright and Hannah Aspinwall) was born on 30 Jun 1768 in New York, New York, New York, USA; died on 23 Sep 1830 in Loudoun, Virginia, USA; was buried in Richmond, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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