1758 - 1831

Soldier * Patriot * Statesman

This marks the birthplace of James Monroe, April 28, 1758

Westmoreland County, Virginia

Attended college of William & Mary; Officer, Continental Army, American Revolution; Married Elizabeth Kortright, 1786; US Senator; Minister Plenipotentiary to France and then to England; Represented the United States in Spain; Governor of Virginia; Signed treaty of Louisiana Purchase; Negotiated to acquire Florida; Secretary of State; Secretary of War; Fifth U.S. President, 1817-1825; Promulgated Monroe Doctrine, 1823; Died July 4, 1831, Buried Hollywood Cemetery; Richmond, VA.

Placed by the Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution

April 24, 2004      

Mary Jane Irwin Davis, State Regent

Presented 26 April 2008 by the Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution

Bana Weems Caskey - State Regent 2007-2010

Patricia Hatfield Mayar - Honorary State Regent * State Regent 2004-2007

Sine Die

Marker is on James Monroe Highway (Virginia Route 205), on the left when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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