James Monroe (/mənˈroʊ/; April 28, 1758 – July 4, 1831) was an American statesman, lawyer, diplomat and Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. A member of the Democratic-Republican Party, Monroe was the last president of the Virginia dynasty; his presidency coincided with the Era of Good Feelings. Those who held the middle ground in the ideological struggle became the central figures. Led by Monroe and Edmund Pendleton, these 'federalists who are for amendments,' criticized the absence of a bill of rights and worried about surrendering taxation powers to the central government. Henry recruited Monroe to run against Madison for a House seat in the First Congress, and he had the Virginia legislature draw a congressional district designed to elect Monroe.
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