{"id":25646,"date":"2011-09-27T15:45:55","date_gmt":"2011-09-27T15:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.umw.edu\/monroepapers\/monroe\/chronology\/default.php"},"modified":"2018-11-29T16:47:40","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T16:47:40","slug":"chronology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/academics.umw.edu\/jamesmonroepapers\/biography\/chronology\/","title":{"rendered":"Chronological overview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
28 April 1758<\/td>\nborn Westmoreland County, VA
\nson of Spence and Elizabeth Monroe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30 June 1768<\/td>\nElizabeth Kortright born
\n(future Mrs James Monroe)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 1774<\/td>\nbegan studies at College of William and Mary<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1774<\/td>\nSpence Monroe (father) died
\ninherited farm in Westmoreland County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 1776<\/td>\ncommissioned lieutenant in 3rd Virginia Infantry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16 September 1776<\/td>\nat Battle of Harlem Heights<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28 October 1776<\/td>\nat Battle of White Plains<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26 December 1776<\/td>\nwounded at Battle of Trenton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 1777<\/td>\npromoted to captain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11 August 1777<\/td>\nbegan serving as aide-de-camp to General Stirling<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11 September 1777<\/td>\nat Battle of Brandywine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4 October 1777<\/td>\nat Battle of Germantown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20 November 1777<\/td>\npromoted to major<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January-June 1778<\/td>\nat Valley Forge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28 June 1778<\/td>\nat Battle of Monmouth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20 December 1778<\/td>\nresigned from the Continental Army<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15 August -15 December 1779<\/td>\nlieutenant-colonel in Virginia State Line
\nassigned to Williamsburg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 1780<\/td>\nbegan to study law with Thomas Jefferson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June-August 1780<\/td>\nwith army in North Carolina as observer for Governor Jefferson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4 April 1782<\/td>\nelected to Virginia House of Delegates from King George County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 1782<\/td>\nadmitted to bar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7 June 1782<\/td>\nappointed to Council of State of Virginia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6 June 1783<\/td>\nelected to Continental Congress<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July-October 1784<\/td>\ntour of Great Lakes and Canada<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25 August -14 November 1785<\/td>\ntrip to Kentucky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16 February 1786<\/td>\nmarried Elizabeth Kortright in New York<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 1786<\/td>\nlost election to Virginia House of Delegates<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13 October 1786<\/td>\nterm in Congress ended<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 1786<\/td>\nestablished residence in Fredericksburg, VA
\nopened law office<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 1786<\/td>\nEliza Monroe (daughter) born<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 1787<\/td>\nelected to Virginia House of Delegates from Spotsylvania County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2-27 June 1788<\/td>\nmember Virginia constitutional ratifying convention & voted against ratification<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 1788<\/td>\npurchased farm in Albemarle County, VA
\nbecame resident of Albemarle County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 February 1789<\/td>\nJames Madison defeated Monroe in election to House of Representatives<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9 November 1790<\/td>\nelected to U.S. Senate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1793<\/td>\npurchased another farm in Albemarle County (later named Highland)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28 May 1794<\/td>\nappointed minister to France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30 December 1796<\/td>\nmission to France ended<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
August 1797<\/td>\nreturned to Charlottesville
\nbegan construction of house at Highland
\nreturned to law practice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 1799<\/td>\nJames Spence Monroe (son) born<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23 November 1799<\/td>\nestablished residence at Highland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17 December 1799<\/td>\nelected governor of Virginia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28 September 1800<\/td>\nJames Spence Monroe died<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 8
\n1802<\/td>\n		Maria Hester Monroe (daughter) born<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 1802<\/td>\nElizabeth Monroe Buckner (sister) died<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9 December 1802<\/td>\nterm as governor ended<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12 January 1803<\/td>\nappointed minister extraordinary to France<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 March 1803<\/td>\nappointed minister extraordinary to Spain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18 April 1803<\/td>\nappointed minister to Great Britain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30 April 1803<\/td>\nsigned Louisiana Purchase treaty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 January 1805 – 26 May 1805<\/td>\nin Madrid for treaty negotiations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
31 December 1806<\/td>\nsigned treaty with Great Britain
\nnot accepted by President Jefferson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 1807<\/td>\nmission to Great Britain ended<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21 January 1808<\/td>\nnominated for president by dissident Republicans in Virginia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July-August 1808<\/td>\ntrip to Kentucky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28 September 1808<\/td>\nEliza Monroe married George Hay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1808<\/td>\nacquired Oak Hill in Loudoun County, VA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 1810<\/td>\nelected to Virginia House of Delegates from Albemarle County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18 January 1811<\/td>\nelected governor of Virginia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 April 1811<\/td>\nappointed secretary of state<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19 December 1812 – 5 February 1813<\/td>\nacting secretary of war<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27 August 1814<\/td>\nappointed secretary of war
\nserves concurrently as secretary of state<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15 March 1815<\/td>\nresigned as secretary of war<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 1816<\/td>\nappointed to board of visitors for Central College (University of Virginia)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4 March 1817<\/td>\ninaugurated as president<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20 April 1817<\/td>\nRush-Bagot Treaty signed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June – September 1817<\/td>\ntour of northern states<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6 October 1817<\/td>\npresided at laying of cornerstone of University of Virginia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April-May 1818<\/td>\nJackson’s invasion of Florida<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May-June 1818<\/td>\ntour of Chesapeake Bay area<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20 October 1818<\/td>\nUS-Canadian border treaty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25 February 1819<\/td>\nsigned Adams-Onis Treaty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April-July 1819<\/td>\ntour of southern states<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1819<\/td>\nbegan construction of new house at Oak Hill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3 March 1820<\/td>\nMissouri Compromise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9 March 1820<\/td>\nMaria Hester Monroe married Samuel Gouverneur<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5 March 1821<\/td>\ninaugurated for second term as president<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8 March 1822<\/td>\nrecommended recognition of South American republics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 December 1823<\/td>\ndelivered annual message containing Monroe Doctrine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6 August 1824<\/td>\nJoseph J. Monroe (brother) died<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4 March 1825<\/td>\npresidency ended<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ca. 25 March 1825<\/td>\nretired to Oak Hill in Loudoun County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 August 1826<\/td>\nappointed to board of visitors of University of Virginia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24 Oct 1826<\/td>\ndeclines appointment as delegate to convention of American nations in Panama<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 December 1826<\/td>\nAndrew Monroe (brother) died<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 1827<\/td>\ndeclined to be candidate for election as governor of Virginia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 1827<\/td>\ndeclined to be candidate for election as vice president<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n;<\/td>\n		sold Highland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5 October- 12 December 1829<\/td>\npresident of Virginia constitutional convention<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21 September 1830<\/td>\nGeorge Hay (son-in-law) died<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23 September 1830<\/td>\nElizabeth Kortright Monroe died<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 1830<\/td>\nmoved to New York City<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14 May 1831<\/td>\nresigned from board of visitors of University of Virginia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4 July 1831<\/td>\ndied in New York<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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