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James Monroe was born on April 28, 1758, in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He attended the College of William & Mary, served as an officer in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, and married Elizabeth Kortright in 1786. He served as a U.S. Senator, Minister Plenipotentiary to France and then to England, and represented the United States in Spain. He was Governor of Virginia, signed the treaty of the Louisiana Purchase, negotiated to acquire Florida, served as Secretary of State and Secretary of War, and was the fifth U.S. President from 1817 to 1825. In 1823 he promulgated the Monroe Doctrine. He died on July 4, 1831, and was buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia.
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