James Madison
The biography for President Madison and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. James Madison, America’s fourth President (1809-1817), made a major contribution to the ratification of…
George Washington
The biography for President Washington and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. On April 30, 1789, George Washington, standing on the balcony of Federal Hall on…
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) SUMMARY https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/jefferson-thomas-1743-1826/ Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Virginia Statute for Establishing Religious Freedom (1786), founder of the University of…
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin, Pennsylvania Franklin was born in 1706 at Boston. He was the tenth son of a soap and candlemaker. He received some formal education but was principally self-taught. After…