Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-31

James Monroe filed large part in 7
the public history Of his day. How
large part may be understood ef-
fectivelv by persuai of the following
chronological record prepared ny Mr.
Morgan as ar introduction So the
story:
! Born. Nonroe's Cre7k. westmore-
/ land county Va April 2S. 1853:
] father. Spence Monroe scotch stock
mother. Elizabeth Jones Monroe.
Welsh stock. College. William and
Mary. i77s-i77e
/ Soldier. enlisted ia Third Virginia
/ 1876: Lieutenant 90 Continental Line.
battles, Harlem Heights. White
/ Plains Trenton (wounded). Brandy
wine. Germantown; aide. November.
lf777. aide-tle-canp 70 General Stirl-
ing at Valley Forge: at Monmouth:
rank Of major. 1873; military com
missioner from Virginia TO Southern
Army. 1890
Law student under Thomas Jener-
SON 1890
Virginia legislator. member Of
Executive Council. l7S2: member Of
Married to Eliza Kortright Of New
York city 1896
Law and Legislature. t7sG-i7s7:
lived Mt Fredericksburg. Va.
Member Of Virginia state Constitu-
tionsl Convention, 1888. United States
Senator 1790-17e4. Minister 10 France.
1924: recalled. took leave December
80, 1896. Returned to America and
published a book vindicatng him
self. 1897.
Governor Uf Virginia. 799-1SO2.
Appointed by President jefferson
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
PlenipotentiaTy 10 act with r. Il. Iiv-
irgstOn at Paris and Charles r.
Pinckney at Madrid January y. 1903
With Livingston signed Louisiana
Purchase Act April 30, 1903. Com
missioned Minister to England. April
Is. 1903. Minister to Spain. October
IA, 1904. Left Spain for London. May
D., Il. 1905. Commissioned with William
Pinckney 70 negotiate treaty with
England, May r. 1906. Treaty signed
December 81, 1906. Left England foi
home, October 20. 1907.
Virginia legislator third time. 1910
Re-elected governor Of Virginia, fourth
time, 1911.
Appointed hy President Madison
Secretary Of State. Oill 1870. in 1911
. Secretary of War ad interim, Septem
ber %. 1914. to March ;. 1915.
President. first term, March 4. 1917
. second term. March {. 1921. Pro
, claimed the Monroe Doctrine Decem
: Der. 1928. Retired to Oak Hill. Loudol
. county, Va, 1925, Regent Universit!
of Virginia, 1896. Member Virgini;
, Constitutional Convention, 1929.
:. Died in New York city, July 4. s3i
q Buried there. body reinterred at Cap
itol Hill, Richmond. Va, July 5, 1855
e This skeleton presentation afford
g an amazing record for public mar
/. especially during the eventful an
4 stirring times through which hi
years of manhood were passed. An
l. II is shown in this book how all @
g these high stations of honor and har
n service were pressed upon him. wit
O few exceptions. and how worthily h
II filed them, despite opposition fror
4 partisan sources at home and hostil
y influences abroad.
> Nonroe's services in the War Of I'll
j. Revolution are shown 70 have bee
y gallant and neTitOrious. In later years
as minister 20 various courts OF Eu
y rope his labors and accomplishment
g were extraordinary, lie took part d
- first in the stormy sessions OF Cor
gross under the Federation OF State
that followed the cessatio of the wa
previous TO the adoption of the Fec
eral Constitution. He was a close oi
server of the proceedings OF the Coz
:, stitutional Convention. and strange Z
Il seems today opposed the ratificatio
. of the Constitution by the Virgin
Convention. But after its ratifcatiC
- he supported it, earnestly and p;
a. triotieally
OF surpsssing interest is Mr. MOI
gan's recital OF Monroe's decided
checquered career as Minister. reguls
and special, 70 ths courts of I>ondo
he Paris ard Madrid. FIis work was mo
ed delicate in character, dealing with Il
- formulation of treaties and the Sc
-. tlement OF various intricate and in
'portant matters that were left SIS q