James Madison (1751-1836) was an American founder, fourth U.S. president, secretary of state, statesman, diplomat, and enslaver. He played a major role at the 1787 Constitutional Convention, which he helped organize. He was also a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, the Continental Congress, and the U.S. House of Representatives. Madison married Dolley Payne Madison in 1784. William Short would become suspicious of him later over diplomatic issues.
