Birth: Westmoreland County, Va., April 28, 1758

Ancestry: Scotch

Father: Spence Monroe

Mother: Elizabeth Jones Monroe

Brothers: Andrew Monroe (1763-1826); Joseph Jones Monroe (1764-1824); Spence Monroe

Sister: Elizabeth Monroe

Religious Affiliation: Episcopalian

Education: Parson Archibald Campbell's School; College of William and Mary

Occupations Before Presidency: Lawyer; Writer

Military Service: Officer in 3d Virginia Regiment and Continental Army 1775-1779

Prepresidential Offices: Military commissioner for Southern Army; Member of Virginia Legislature; Member of Governor Jefferson's Council; Member of Virginia House of Delegates; Delegate to Continental Congress; Member of Virginia Assembly; U.S. senator; Minister to France; Minister to England; Governor of Virginia; Secretary of state; Secretary of war

Inauguration Age: 58

Occupation After Presidency: Writer

Death: New York, N.Y., July 4, 1831

Place of Burial: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va..

Inauguration: March 4, 1817; the Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Vice President: Daniel D. Tompkins

Secretary of State: Richard Rush; John Quincy Adams (from September 22, 1817)

Secretary of the Treasury: William H. Crawford

Secretary of War: George Graham; John C. Calhoun (from December 10, 1817)

Attorney General: Richard Rush; William Wirt (from November 15, 1817)

Postmaster General: Return J. Meigs, Jr.

Secretary of the Navy: Benjamin W. Crowninshield; Smith Thompson (from January 1, 1819)

Congress #15 (December 1, 1817-March 3, 1819):

Senate: 30 Democratic-Republicans; 12 Federalists

House: 141 Democratic-Republicans; 42 Federalists

Congress #16 (December 6, 1819-March 3, 1821):

Senate: 37 Democratic-Republicans; 9 Federalists

House: 156 Democratic-Republicans; 27 Federalists

States Admitted: Mississippi (1817); Illinois (1818); Alabama (1819); Maine (1820)

Inauguration: March 5, 1821; House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.

Vice President: Daniel D. Tompkins

Secretary of State: John Quincy Adams

Secretary of the Treasury: William H. Crawford

Secretary of War: John C. Calhoun

Attorney General: William Wirt

Postmaster General: Return J. Meigs , Jr.; John McLean (from July 1, 1823)

Secretary of the Navy: Smith Thompson; Samuel L Southard (from September 16, 1823)

Supreme Court Appointment: Smith Thompson (1823)

Congress #17 (December 3, 1821-March 3, 1823):

Senate: 44 Democratic-Republicans; 4 Federalists

House: 158 Democratic-Republicans; 25 Federalists

Congress #18 (December 1823-March 3, 1825):

Senate: 21 Democratic-Republicans; 17 Federalists

House: 187 Democratic-Republicans; 26 Federalists

State Admitted: Missouri (1821)