In 1776 he was a member of the Virginia Convention, where he would combat Patrick Henry’s entanglements of the affairs of state with the sphere of religion. Ancient and Enlightenment thought, especially Aristotle, Montesquieu, Milton, and Locke, greatly influenced the young Madison. He won acclaim for his preparation and skill. At the age of 29, Madison was the youngest delegate to the Continental Congress. Wealth afforded him the leisure to pursue politics, and his classical education in philosophy and languages provided a rich source of influences on his thought and writings. Madison, like other founders, held slaves. Theirs was a loving marriage and while detailed in few letters, their affection for each other was epic. Her influence on early Washington, D.C., social life, Madison’s political prospects, the early diplomacy of the republic, and the position of first lady was monumental. She was charismatic, attractive, and gregarious: all things that Madison was not.
In Philadelphia, Aaron Burr set up a meeting with a woman 17 years his younger, named Dolley Todd. Madison was a small shy man but had a powerful mind, and is said to have a fondness for ribald humor and doing his homework. He graduated the College of New Jersey (now Princeton) in two years.
He came from a wealthy family and had a classical education. Known as the architect of the Constitution, James Madison was born in Virginia on March 16, 1751.
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