Second Administration (March 4, 1813-March 3, 1817)

Vice President: Elbridge Gerry (died 1814) Secretary of State: James Monroe

Secretary of the Treasury: Albert Gallatin; George W. Campbell (from February 1814); Alexander J. Dallas (from October 1814); William H. Crawford (from October 1816) Secretary of War: John Armstrong; James Monroe (from October 1814); William H. Crawford (from August 1815)

Attorney General: William Pinkney; Richard Rush (from February 1814)

Postmaster General: Gideon Granger; Return J. Meigs, Jr. (from April 1814)

Secretary of the Navy: William Jones; Benjamin W. Crowninshield (from January 1815)

State Admitted: Indiana (1816)

Family Facts

Father: James Madison (1723-1801)

Mother: Eleanor Conway Madison (1731-1829)

Wife: Dorothea “Dolley” Payne Todd (1768-1849)

Marriage: September 15, 1794 Children: None

Unusual Facts

James Madison was the first president to have served in the U. S. House of Representatives. He was the first president to wear long trousers. All previous presidents wore knee breeches (as did his successor, James Monroe, who continued to wear the traditional garb).

At 5’4” and less than 100 pounds, he was the shortest and lightest president.

Both of his vice presidents died in office.