Dolley Madison, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Dolley Madison

Wife of fourth President of the United States, James Madison

Date of Birth: 20-May-1768

Place of Birth: Guilford County, North Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 12-Jul-1849

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Dolley Madison

  • Dolley Todd Madison (née Payne; May 20, 1768 – July 12, 1849) was the wife of James Madison, President of the United States from 1809 to 1817.
  • She was noted for holding Washington social functions in which she invited members of both political parties, essentially spearheading the concept of bipartisan cooperation, albeit before that term was in use, in the United States.
  • While previously, founders such as Thomas Jefferson would only meet with members of one party at a time, and politics could often be a violent affair resulting in physical altercations and even duels, Madison helped to create the idea that members of each party could amicably socialize, network, and negotiate with each other without resulting in violence.
  • By innovating political institutions as the wife of James Madison, Dolley Madison did much to define the role of the President's spouse, known only much later by the title First Lady—a function she had sometimes performed earlier for the widowed Thomas Jefferson.
  • Consequently, she is the only woman to have functioned as U.S.
  • presidential First Lady for two different administrations.
  • Dolley also helped to furnish the newly constructed White House.
  • When the British set fire to it in 1814, she was credited with saving the classic portrait of George Washington; she directed her personal slave Paul Jennings to save it.
  • In widowhood, she often lived in poverty, partially relieved by the sale of her late husband's papers.

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