Chronology of Monroe's Life
28 April 1758 |
born Westmoreland County, VA |
30 June 1768 |
Elizabeth Kortright born |
June 1774 |
began studies at College of William and Mary |
1774 |
Spence Monroe (father) died |
February 1776 |
commissioned lieutenant in 3rd Virginia Infantry |
16 September 1776 |
at Battle of Harlem Heights |
28 October 1776 |
at Battle of White Plains |
26 December 1776 |
wounded at Battle of Trenton |
July 1777 |
promoted to captain |
11 August 1777 |
began serving as aide-de-camp to General Stirling |
11 September 1777 |
at Battle of Brandywine |
4 October 1777 |
at Battle of Germantown |
20 November 1777 |
promoted to major |
January-June 1778 |
at Valley Forge |
28 June 1778 |
at Battle of Monmouth |
20 December 1778 |
resigned from the Continental Army |
15 August -15 December 1779 |
lieutenant-colonel in Virginia State Line |
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January 1780 |
began to study law with Thomas Jefferson |
June-August 1780 |
with army in North Carolina as observer for Governor Jefferson |
4 April 1782 |
elected to Virginia House of Delegates from King George County |
June 1782 |
admitted to bar |
7 June 1782 |
appointed to Council of State of Virginia |
6 June 1783 |
elected to Continental Congress |
July-October 1784 |
tour of Great Lakes and Canada |
25 August -14 November 1785 |
trip to Kentucky |
16 February 1786 |
married Elizabeth Kortright in New York |
April 1786 |
lost election to Virginia House of Delegates |
13 October 1786 |
term in Congress ended |
October 1786 |
established residence in Fredericksburg, VA |
December 1786 |
Eliza Monroe (daughter) born |
April 1787 |
elected to Virginia House of Delegates from Spotsylvania County |
2-27 June 1788 |
member Virginia constitutional ratifying convention & voted against ratification |
October 1788 |
purchased farm in Albemarle County, VA |
2 February 1789 |
James Madison defeated Monroe in election to House of Representatives |
9 November 1790 |
elected to U.S. Senate |
1793 |
purchased another farm in Albemarle County (later named Highland) |
28 May 1794 |
appointed minister to France |
30 December 1796 |
mission to France ended |
August 1797 |
returned to Charlottesville |
May 1799 |
James Spence Monroe (son) born |
23 November 1799 |
established residence at Highland |
17 December 1799 |
elected governor of Virginia |
28 September 1800 |
James Spence Monroe died |
April 1802 |
Maria Hester Monroe (daughter) born |
September 1802 |
Elizabeth Monroe Buckner (sister) died |
9 December 1802 |
term as governor ended |
12 January 1803 |
appointed minister extraordinary to France |
2 March 1803 |
appointed minister extraordinary to Spain |
18 April 1803 |
appointed minister to Great Britain |
30 April 1803 |
signed Louisiana Purchase treaty |
1 January 1805 - 26 May 1805 |
in Madrid for treaty negotiations |
31 December 1806 |
signed treaty with Great Britain |
November 1807 |
mission to Great Britain ended |
21 January 1808 |
nominated for president by dissident Republicans in Virginia |
July-August 1808 |
trip to Kentucky |
28 September 1808 |
Eliza Monroe married George Hay |
1808 |
acquired Oak Hill in Loudoun County, VA |
April 1810 |
elected to Virginia House of Delegates from Albemarle County |
18 January 1811 |
elected governor of Virginia |
2 April 1811 |
appointed secretary of state |
19 December 1812 - 5 February 1813 |
acting secretary of war |
27 August 1814 |
appointed secretary of war |
15 March 1815 |
resigned as secretary of war |
October 1816 |
appointed to board of visitors for Central College (University of Virginia) |
4 March 1817 |
inaugurated as president |
20 April 1817 |
Rush-Bagot Treaty signed |
June - September 1817 |
tour of northern states |
6 October 1817 |
presided at laying of cornerstone of University of Virginia |
April-May 1818 |
Jackson's invasion of Florida |
May-June 1818 |
tour of Chesapeake Bay area |
20 October 1818 |
US-Canadian border treaty |
25 February 1819 |
signed Adams-Onis Treaty |
April-July 1819 |
tour of southern states |
1819 |
began construction of new house at Oak Hill |
3 March 1820 |
Missouri Compromise |
9 March 1820 |
Maria Hester Monroe married Samuel Gouverneur |
5 March 1821 |
inaugurated for second term as president |
8 March 1822 |
recommended recognition of South American republics |
2 December 1823 |
delivered annual message containing Monroe Doctrine |
6 August 1824 |
Joseph J. Monroe (brother) died |
4 March 1825 |
presidency ended |
ca. 25 March 1825 |
retired to Oak Hill in Loudoun County |
1 August 1826 |
appointed to board of visitors of University of Virginia |
24 Oct 1826 |
declines appointment as delegate to convention of American nations in Panama |
2 December 1826 |
Andrew Monroe (brother) died |
January 1827 |
declined to be candidate for election as governor of Virginia |
December 1827 |
declined to be candidate for election as vice president |
July 1828 |
sold Highland |
5 October- 12 December 1829 |
president of Virginia constitutional convention |
21 September 1830 |
George Hay (son-in-law) died |
23 September 1830 |
Elizabeth Kortright Monroe died |
October 1830 |
moved to New York City |
14 May 1831 |
resigned from board of visitors of University of Virginia |
4 July 1831 |
died in New York |