What is James Madison?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = James Madison | nationality = American | image = James Madison.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Portrait by [[John Vanderlyn]], 1816 | order = 4th [[President of the United States]] | term_start = March 4, 1809 | term_end = March 4, 1817<!--Prior to the passage of the 20th Amendment, presidential terms ended at 23:59:59 on March 3. --> | predecessor = [[Thomas Jefferson]] | successor = [[James Monroe]] | office1 = 5th [[United States Secretary of State]] | president1 = [[Thomas Jefferson]] | term_start1 = May 2, 1801 | term_end1 = March 3, 1809 | predecessor1 = [[John Marshall]] | successor1 = [[Robert Smith (Cabinet member)|Robert Smith]] | office2 = Member of the<br>[[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]]<br>from [[Virginia]] | term_start2 = March 4, 1789 | term_end2 = March 4, 1797 | predecessor2 = Constituency established | successor2 = [[George Hancock (Virginia politician)|George Hancock]] (5th)<br>[[John Dawson (1762–1814)|John Dawson]] (15th) | constituency2 = {{ushr|VA|5|5th district}} (1789–1793)<br>{{ushr|VA|15|15th district}} (1793–1797) | office3 = Delegate from [[Virginia]] {{nowrap|to the [[Congress of the Confederation]]}} | term_start3 = November 6, 1786 | term_end3 = October 30, 1787 | predecessor3 = Seat established | successor3 = [[Cyrus Griffin]] | term_start4 = March 1, 1781 | term_end4 = November 1, 1783 | predecessor4 = Seat established | successor4 = [[Thomas Jefferson]] | birth_date = {{birth date|1751|3|16}} | birth_place = [[Port Conway]], [[Virginia]], [[United States|U.S.]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1836|6|28|1751|3|16}} | death_place = [[Montpelier, Virginia|Montpelier]], Virginia