.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}James MonroePortrait by Samuel Morse, c. 18195th President of the United StatesIn officeMarch 4, 1817 – March 4, 1825Vice PresidentDaniel D. TompkinsPreceded byJames MadisonSucceeded byJohn Quincy Adams7th United States Secretary of StateIn officeApril 6, 1811 – March 4, 1817PresidentJames MadisonPreceded byRobert SmithSucceeded byJohn Quincy Adams8th United States Secretary of WarIn officeSeptember 27, 1814 – March 2, 1815PresidentJames MadisonPreceded byJohn Armstrong Jr.Succeeded byAlexander Dallas (acting)12th and 16th Governor of VirginiaIn officeJanuary 16, 1811 – April 2, 1811Preceded byGeorge W. Smith (acting)Succeeded byGeorge W. SmithIn officeDecember 28, 1799 – December 1, 1802Preceded byJames WoodSucceeded byJohn Page4th United States Minister to the United KingdomIn officeAugust 17, 1803 – October 7, 1807PresidentThomas JeffersonPreceded byRufus KingSucceeded byWilliam Pinkney5th United States Minister to FranceIn officeAugust 15, 1794 – December 9, 1796PresidentGeorge WashingtonPreceded byGouverneur MorrisSucceeded byCharles Cotesworth PinckneyUnited States Senatorfrom VirginiaIn officeNovember 9, 1790 – May 27, 1794Preceded byJohn WalkerSucceeded byStevens Thomson MasonDelegate from Virginia to the Congress of the ConfederationIn officeNovember 3, 1783 – November 7, 1786Preceded byConstituency establishedSucceeded byHenry Lee III
Personal detailsBorn(1758-04-28)April 28, 1758Monroe Hall, Virginia, British AmericaDiedJuly 4, 1831(1831-07-04) (aged 73)New York City, U.S.Cause of deathTuberculosisResting placeHollywood CemeteryPolitical partyDemocratic-RepublicanSpouseElizabeth Kortright
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Continental Army
Virginia Militia
Years of service
1775–1777 (Army)
1777–1780 (Militia)
Rank
Major (Army)
Colonel (Militia)
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American Revolutionary War
Battle of Trenton (WIA)

James Monroe (/mənˈroʊ/ mən-ROH; April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was an American statesman, lawyer,  and diplomat who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. 