James Monroe

President of the United States from 1817 to 1825 (1758–1831)

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Lived 1758–1831, aged 73United States

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1758–1831
Aged 73

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Updated 2026-05-29

Fifth U.S. president who capped the Founding Father era and dropped the Monroe Doctrine—basically telling Europe to stay out of the Americas. Ran the show during the so-called Era of Good Feelings, 1817–1825.

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James Monroe was an American Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. He was the last Founding Father to serve as president as well as the last president of the Virginia dynasty. Monroe was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party, and his presidency coincided with the Era of Good Feelings, concluding the First Party System era of American politics. He issued the Monroe Doctrine, a policy of limiting European colonialism in the Americas. Monroe had previously served as Governor of Virginia, a member of the United States Senate, U.S. ambassado…

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